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James of Viterbo
Italian archbishop
BlessedResearchedOrder of St. Augustine
Feast: 4 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1255
Died
1307
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
At Naples, commemoration of Blessed James Capocci, bishop, who from being a hermit of Saint Augustine was called to govern the Church of Benevento and then that of Naples, all of which he enlightened with wisdom, learning and prudence.
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 December as an Augustinian hermit who became bishop of Benevento and then of Naples.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 12 December (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q352625 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — James of Viterbo (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.