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Marco da Modena
SaintFull write-upDominican OrderPre-congregation
Feast: 21 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1420
Died
23 September 1498
verified
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Mark was born at Modena and became a Dominican friar and a well-known preacher across northern Italy. For many years he was prior at Pesaro, where many miracles were credited to him.
He died at Pesaro on 23 September 1498 and was buried in his order's church; his veneration was approved in 1857.
The miracles
The source does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
A Dominican preacher and prior of Pesaro.
Sources
- Butler's Lives of the Saints, ed. Thurston and Attwater (1956), vol. III - 23 September
- Wikidata Q14955103 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.