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Franco da Assergi
Italian monk
SaintFull write-upBenedictinesPre-congregation
Feast: 5 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1154
Died
1300
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Near Assergi in Abruzzo, Saint Franco, hermit, who built himself a narrow cell in a cave among the rocks, where he led a harsh and humble life.
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 5 June as a hermit who lived a harsh, humble life in a cave cell near Assergi.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 5 June (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3751672 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.