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Giovanni de Surdis Cacciafronte
Italian catholic Bishop
BlessedResearchedBenedictines
Born
1125
Died
1184
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
At Vicenza, Blessed Giovanni Sordi or Cacciafronte, bishop and martyr, who, first an abbot, was condemned to exile for his fidelity to the pope; later elected bishop of Mantua and finally transferred to the see of Vicenza, he died for the freedom of the Church, run through with the sword by an assassin.
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 16 March as a bishop of Mantua and Vicenza killed by an assassin for the freedom of the Church.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 16 March (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3768461 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Giovanni de Surdis Cacciafronte (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.