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Fortunatus of Spoleto
Parish priest
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 1 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
350
Died
400
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Near Montefalco in Umbria, Saint Fortunatus, priest, who, as tradition says, himself poor, provided by constant work for the needs of the poor, putting his life at the service of his brethren.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 1 June as a poor priest near Montefalco who, as tradition says, worked to provide for the poor.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 1 June (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q5472848 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Fortunatus of Spoleto (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.