Henry de Beaume
Franciscan friar and theologian
Who they were
Henry de Balma (Beaume) was a Franciscan of the province of Burgundy, confessor to St Colette, who testified to his exceptional worth. He wrote an account of her gifts, which she had destroyed on hearing of it.
He wrote on mystical theology. He died on 23 February 1439.
The miracles
The Catholic Encyclopedia does not describe his cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
A Franciscan confessor of St Colette.
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.
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - Henry de Balma
- Wikidata Q5730729 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Henry de Beaume (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.