Giordano Forzatè
Italian Roman Catholic monk and abbot
Feast: 7 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Venice, Blessed Giordano Forzatè, abbot, who founded monasteries at Padua and, unable despite his efforts to prevent the ruin of his homeland, fell asleep in the peace of the Lord as a devout exile, leaving an example of honesty, integrity of life and learning.
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 7 August as an abbot who founded monasteries at Padua and died a devout exile at Venice.
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.
- Roman Martyrology, 7 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3765155 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Giordano Forzatè (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.