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Saint Theophilus of Corte
French saint
SaintResearchedOrder of Friars MinorPost-1588
Feast: 19 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
30 October 1676
verified
Died
1740
verified
Beatified
19 January 1896
by Leo XIII
Canonised
29 June 1930
verified
Who they were
Blaise de Signori was born at Corte, Corsica, on 30 October 1676. Drawn by the Franciscan ideal at seventeen, he joined the Capuchins, then the Friars Minor Observant, and was ordained on 30 November 1700.
He did much to promote retreat houses for the friars and showed great devotion to the Passion of Jesus and the Virgin Mary.
The miracles
The Dicastery's biography does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
A friar who promoted houses of recollection and prayer for his brothers.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - biography: Teofilo da Corte
- Wikidata Q524159 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Theophilus of Corte (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.