Giuseppe Fidanza (Fra Umile)
Italian Franciscan oblate friar of Portici, known for his eucharistic piety
Who they were
Born at Calvisi di Gioia Sannitica, he spent over fifty years as a Franciscan friar at Piedimonte Matese and Portici and was widely sought out as a spiritual guide.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
Bishop Giacomo Cirulli of Alife-Caiazzo opened the local phase of the cause of the Servant of God fra Umile Fidanza in the seminary chapel at Piedimonte Matese on 14 December 2023.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.