James the Almoner
lawyer and advocate for the poor at Città della Pieve
Feast: 15 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Città della Pieve in Umbria, Blessed James, called the Almoner, a lawyer who made himself the advocate of the poor and the oppressed.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 15 January as a lawyer of Città della Pieve who made himself the advocate of the poor and the oppressed.
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.
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.