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Lorenzo da Frazzanò
Italian monk and presbyter
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Feast: 30 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1120
Died
1163
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Near the town of Frazzanò in Sicily, Saint Lorenzo, monk according to the discipline of the Eastern Fathers, outstanding for austerity of life and tireless in preaching.
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 30 December as a monk of the Eastern tradition near Frazzanò, austere and tireless in preaching.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 30 December (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3837115 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.