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Luke of Padua
13th-century Franciscan friar
SaintOrder of Friars MinorPre-congregation
Feast: 17 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1195
Died
1286
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Luca Belludi (between 1200 and 1210 – 17 February 1286) was an Italian Franciscan friar from Padua.
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Connected on this site
- Anthony of Padua Saint“He became a close friend of Anthony of Padua, taking an active part in his prayers and assisting him to draft his sermons.” — Wikipedia
- Francis of Assisi Saint“Belludi is said to have been vested into the order by Francis of Assisi himself at age 25.” — Wikipedia
- James the Less Saint“After Belludi's own death in Padua in 1286, his body was buried in the same urn as St Anthony – they remained there until 1971, when they were transported into a chapel now dedicated to him (also known as the chapel of Saints Philip and James the Less or the Conti Chapel), noted for its frescoes by Giusto de' Menabuoi.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Wikidata Q1876980 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Luca Belludi (CC BY-SA)
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