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Francesco da Caldarola
Italian presbyter
SaintFull write-upFranciscansPre-congregation
Feast: 6 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1424
Died
12 September 1507
verified
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Francis was born at Calderola in the diocese of Camerino and became a Friar Minor of the Observance in the Marches. He was a great missioner, spent long hours hearing confessions, and had a particular gift for reconciling enemies and settling disputes.
He worked with Bd Bernardino of Feltre to found charitable pawnshops. He died at the friary of Colfano on 12 September 1507, and Pope Gregory XVI confirmed his veneration.
The miracles
The source does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
A Franciscan missioner and peacemaker of the Marches.
Sources
- Butler's Lives of the Saints, ed. Thurston and Attwater (1956), vol. III - 28 September
- Wikidata Q3750844 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.