Andrea Caccioli
Italian Roman Catholic priest
Feast: 3 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Spello in Umbria, Blessed Andrea Caccioli, who, the first priest admitted among the Friars Minor, received the habit of the Order from the hands of Saint Francis and was beside him at the moment of his death.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 3 June as the first priest among the Friars Minor, clothed by Saint Francis and present at his death.
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.
Connected on this site
- Francis of Assisi Saint“He became the first priest to enter the Franciscans and served as one of the disciples of Francis of Assisi himself — the priest was at his deathbed and attended his canonization.” — Wikipedia
- Roman Martyrology, 3 June (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3615559 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Andrea Caccioli (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.