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Guido da Cortona
Italian presbyter
BlessedResearchedFranciscans
Feast: 12 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1187
Died
1247
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
—
not yet
Who they were
At Cortona in Tuscany, Blessed Guido, priest, who, a disciple of Saint Francis, spent his life in fasting, poverty and humility.
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 12 June as a disciple of Saint Francis who lived in fasting, poverty and humility.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 12 June (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3779524 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.