Girolamo Arese
Deacon of the Order of Friars Minor, martyr at Prague
Who they were
Girolamo Arese was an Italian deacon of the counts of that name, from Milan, about twenty-four years old, who was run through with a sword as he knelt in the dormitory before the altar of the Virgin Mary. He was one of Frederick Bachstein and thirteen companions of the Order of Friars Minor killed at Prague on 15 February 1611, and was beatified on 13 October 2012 by Benedict XVI.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
He was killed at prayer before the altar of the Virgin Mary.
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.
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 105 (2013), p. 770 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 13 October 2012
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.