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John of Lodi
Italian Benedictine bishop and saint (1040-1105)
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Feast: 7 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1040
Died
1105
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Gubbio in Umbria, Saint John of Lodi, bishop, who was the companion of Saint Peter Damian on his diplomatic missions.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 7 September as a bishop of Gubbio and companion of Saint Peter Damian on his diplomatic missions.
Connected on this site
- Peter Damian Saint Teacher“He became a disciple and the personal secretary of Peter Damian, who was the prior of Fonte Avellana.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 7 September (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3768421 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — John of Lodi (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.