Luchesio Modestini
Tuscan saint and merchant
Feast: 28 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Near Poggibonsi in Tuscany, Blessed Luchesio, who, at first greedy for gain and then converted, put on the habit of the Third Order of Penitents of Saint Francis, sold his goods and distributed them to the poor, serving God and neighbour in poverty and humility according to the spirit of the Gospel.
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 28 April as a converted man of gain who became a Franciscan penitent and gave his goods to the poor.
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.
- Roman Martyrology, 28 April (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q693727 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Luchesius Modestini (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.