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Lorenzo da Ripafratta

Italian religious

BlessedFull write-upDominican Order

Feast: 27 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born

1373

Died

1456

Beatified

—

not needed: before formal processes

Canonised

—

not yet

Who they were

At Pistoia, Blessed Lorenzo da Ripafratta, priest of the Order of Preachers, who faithfully observed religious discipline for sixty years and was assiduous in hearing sinners.

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 27 September as a Dominican priest at Pistoia, faithful to religious discipline for sixty years and assiduous in hearing sinners.

The cause

Lorenzo da Ripafratta has been beatified; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Dominicans: Blessed Lorenzo da Ripafratta.

A miracle approved by the Holy See is needed for the next step. Reporting one begins with the postulation.

Sources

Roman Martyrology, 27 September (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
Wikidata Q3837114 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
English Wikipedia — Lorenzo da Ripafratta (CC BY-SA)

Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.