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Michele Carcano

Franciscan preacher

BlessedOrder of Friars Minor

Feast: 20 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born

1427

Died

1484

Beatified

9 October 1912

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Who they were

Michele Carcano O.F.M. Obs. (Michael de Carcanis de Mediolano) (Lomazzo, 1427- 20 March 1484) was an Italian Franciscan preacher. He is known for his part in founding the montes pietatis banking system, with Bernardine of Feltre.

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The miracles

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Why that counted as sanctity

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Connected on this site

Bernardine of Feltre Blessed
“He is remembered in connection with the monti di pietà of which he was the reorganizer and, in a certain sense, the founder, together with Michele Carcano.” — Wikipedia

Sources

Wikidata Q3856542 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
English Wikipedia — Michele Carcano (CC BY-SA)

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