Maturino Maria Pitri
Cistercian oblate of Casamari, martyr
Who they were
Born at Fontainebleau, he served in the revolutionary army and fell ill at Veroli in January 1799, where Simeone Cardon, who knew French, was called to him; he told the monk he wished to take the Cistercian habit, and three days later entered the abbey of Casamari as an oblate, humble and obedient, until the soldiers shot him in the entrance of the novitiate. Pope Francis beatified him with Simeone Maria Cardon and his five companions on 17 April 2021.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree on martyrdom records that the soldiers' violence showed how great their hatred of the faith was.
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.
Connected on this site
- Martyrs de Casamari Blessed“Father Domenico Maria Zawrel, Brother Albertino Maria Maisonade, Brother Modesto Maria Burgen and Brother Maturino Maria Pitri died that night; the prior, Father Simeone Maria Cardon, died the next morning at seven, forgiving his attackers.” — this site's research
- Simeone Maria Cardon Blessed“Pope Francis beatified him with Simeone Maria Cardon and his five companions on 17 April 2021.” — this site's research
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 113 (2021), p. 513 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - simeone-cardon-e-5-compagni
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 17 April 2021
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.