Humbert of Romans
French Dominican friar
Feast: 14 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Humbert of Romans entered the Dominicans in 1224, taught theology and was prior at Lyons, and led the Roman and French provinces. In 1254 he was elected fifth Master General of the order.
Under him the Dominican liturgy took its lasting form. He resigned in 1263 and, in humility, refused the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, retiring to Valence, where he died.
The miracles
The Catholic Encyclopedia does not describe his cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
A humble Master General who shaped the prayer of the Dominicans.
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 - Humbert of Romans
- Wikidata Q2623954 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Humbert of Romans (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.