Philip of Piacenza
Augustinian priest at Piacenza
Feast: 24 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Piacenza, Blessed Philip, priest of the Order of Hermits of Saint Augustine, who, to mortify his flesh more harshly, wore a suit of iron armour.
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 24 May as a priest of the Order of Hermits of Saint Augustine at Piacenza who wore iron armour to mortify his flesh.
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.
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.