Pier Pettinaio
Italian merchant
Feast: 4 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Siena, Blessed Pier Pettinaio, religious of the Third Order of Saint Francis, renowned for his particular charity towards the needy and the sick and for his life of humility and silence.
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 4 December as a Franciscan tertiary of Siena known for charity to the needy and sick.
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
- Pius VII Servant of God“He was beatified on 18 August 1802 after Pope Pius VII confirmed his veneration in Siena and in the surrounding cities.” — Wikipedia
- Roman Martyrology, 4 December (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3902948 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Pietro Pettinaio (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.