Henry of Segusio
Italian cardinal
Who they were
Henry of Susa, called Hostiensis, studied and taught Roman and canon law at Bologna and Paris, was Bishop of Sisteron and Archbishop of Embrun, and in 1261 became Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia.
He was the most celebrated canonist of his century. He died at Lyons on 25 October 1271.
The miracles
The Catholic Encyclopedia does not describe his cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
A great teacher of the Church's law.
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 of Segusio
- Wikidata Q1347275 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Henry of Segusio (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.