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Giuliano da Valle
BlessedResearchedRepublic of VeniceFranciscans
Feast: 1 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1201
Died
1343
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
At Castello di Valle in Istria, Blessed Giuliano Cesarello, priest of the Order of Friars Minor, who went through villages and squares sowing the word of God and seeking to make peace between the city factions.
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 1 May as a Franciscan priest who preached through villages and squares and sought to reconcile city factions.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 1 May (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1120759 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Julian of Bale (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.