Joachim of Fiore
Italian abbot
Feast: 30 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Joachim, son of a notary at the Sicilian court, was converted on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and spent Lent in contemplation on Mount Tabor. He became a Cistercian, was ordained, and against his will was made abbot.
He gave himself to the study of Scripture and founded a stricter community at Fiore. In 1200 he submitted all his writings to the judgment of Innocent III. He died on Holy Saturday, 30 March 1202.
The miracles
The holiness of his life is not in doubt and miracles were reported at his tomb; though never officially beatified, he is venerated as Blessed.
Why that counted as sanctity
A contemplative abbot devoted to the Scriptures.
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 - Joachim of Flora
- Wikidata Q199991 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Joachim of Fiore (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.