Cecco da Pesaro
Blessed of the Church, beatified in 1859
Who they were
A Montegranaro nelle Marche, beato Francesco Zanfredini, detto Cecco da Pesaro, del Terz’Ordine di San Francesco, che, distribuiti tutti i suoi beni ai poveri, fu per circa cinquant’anni modello di penitenza, preghiera e buone opere nell’eremo da lui costruito.
The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints lists him among those beatified on 31 March 1859 by Pope Pius IX.
The sources consulted for this record give no further detail about his life.
The miracles
The source does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints records his beatification on 31 March 1859 by Pope Pius IX.
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
- Francesco Zanfredini Blessed“Known as Cecco da Pesaro, of the Third Order of St Francis.” — this site's research
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.