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Giacomo Bianconi
Italian Roman Catholic priest (1220–1301)
BlessedResearchedDominican Order
Feast: 22 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1220
Died
1301
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
At Bevagna, also in Umbria, Blessed Giacomo Bianconi, priest of the Order of Preachers, who founded a convent in this place and refuted the errors of Nicolaitism.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 22 August as a Dominican priest who founded a convent at Bevagna.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 22 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q26259937 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Giacomo Bianconi (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.