Andrea Franchi
Italian Roman Catholic bishop and blessed
Feast: 26 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Pistoia, Blessed Andrea Franchi, bishop, who, as prior of the Order of Preachers, after the epidemic of the Black Death had ended, brought back the observance of discipline in the Order's convents of this region, and in his city approved the Confraternities of penitents in order to foster peace and mercy.
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 26 May as a Dominican bishop of Pistoia who restored discipline after the Black Death and fostered peace and mercy.
The cause
Andrea Franchi has been beatified; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Diocese of Pistoia: Blessed Andrea Franchi.
- Roman Martyrology, 26 May (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q20028188 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Andrea Franchi (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.