Giovanni Saziari | |
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Born | 1327 Cagli, Pesaro-Urbino, Papal States |
Died | 21 April 1371 (aged 44) Cagli, Pesaro-Urbino, Papal States |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 9 December 1980, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
Feast | 21 April |
Giovanni Saziari, also known as John Saziari or Joannes Saziari (1327 - 21 April 1371) was an Italian Roman Catholic farmer from the Province of Pesaro and Urbino. He was a member of the Secular Franciscan Order. [1] Saziari was noted in his lifetime for his healing gifts and was known for remaining celibate and childless though married. [2] [3]
Saziari's beatification received confirmation from Pope John Paul II on 9 December 1980 after his 'cultus' (or popular following and devotion) was approved. His feast is on 21 April, the date of his death. [4]
Giovanni Saziari was born in Cagli in 1327 to peasants. [1] Saziari owned a small piece of land and tilled the land as a farmer and was known for his simple and austere life. [2] [3] Saziari became renowned as a healer and there were numerous cases of people with fever who came to him during a time of plague that were healed; an official in Imola in 1374 after Saziari's death that recorded these purported miracles. [3] Saziari was described as being shorter than the average.
He died on 21 April 1371 and his remains were interred in a wooden urn at the altar of Madonna delle Neve in the church of San Francesco in Cagli. [3] His remains were moved in 1642 after the previous altar he was interred in was demolished so taken to Madonna delle Neve. [2]
He was beatified on 9 December 1980 by Pope John Paul II. An old document from 1441 had confirmed longstanding and popular veneration. [3]
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