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James the Almoner
lawyer and advocate for the poor at Città della Pieve
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Feast: 15 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
At Città della Pieve in Umbria, Blessed James, called the Almoner, a lawyer who made himself the advocate of the poor and the oppressed.
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 15 January as a lawyer of Città della Pieve who made himself the advocate of the poor and the oppressed.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 15 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Rfe37124f — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.