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Fortunatus of Todi
Bishop of Todi
SaintResearchedPre-congregation
Feast: 14 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
565
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Todi in Umbria, Saint Fortunatus, bishop, who, as Pope Saint Gregory the Great relates, shone with immense virtue in caring for the sick.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 14 October as a bishop of Todi who, Saint Gregory the Great relates, shone in caring for the sick.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 14 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1439110 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Fortunatus of Todi (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.