Grimoaldo of the Purification
Italian beatified (1883-1902)
Feast: 18 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Ferdinando Santamaria was born at Pontecorvo on 4 May 1883. As Brother Grimoaldo of the Purification, a young Passionist, he lived by a few clear rules: give God the first place, and show Jesus Crucified constant gratitude by concrete works of penance and humility.
While preparing for the priesthood with fervour and joy, he fell ill and died a holy death in 1902, aged nineteen.
The miracles
The Dicastery's biography does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
A young Passionist who put God first and thanked the Crucified with humble penance.
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.
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - biography: Grimoaldo della Purificazione Santamaria
- Wikidata Q3776811 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Grimoaldo of the Purification (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.