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Jordan of Pisa
Italian theologian
BlessedResearchedDominican Order
Feast: 19 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1260
Died
1311
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
At Piacenza, Blessed Jordan of Pisa, priest of the Order of Preachers, who explained lofty ideas to the people in the vernacular with great simplicity.
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 19 August as a Dominican priest who preached lofty ideas to the people in the vernacular.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 19 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3765185 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Jordan of Pisa (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.