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Richard of Andria
Roman Catholic Bishop of Andria (Italy) and saint
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 9 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1101
Died
1200
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Andria in Apulia, Saint Richard, bishop, who, English by birth and famed for his virtue, received with honour the relics of Saints Erasmus and Pontian.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 9 June as an English-born bishop of Andria famed for his virtue.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 9 June (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1581980 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Richard of Andria (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.