Adelpreto
Bishop, defender of the poor and of the freedom of the Church
Who they were
Near the town of Arco in the Trentino, Blessed Adelpreto, bishop, a strenuous defender of the poor, of orphans and of the freedom of the Church, was drawn into an ambush by his enemies and died cruelly beaten.
The miracles
The source does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
He defended the poor, orphans and the freedom of the Church, and died of the beating he received in an ambush.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.