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Saint Contardo of Este
Italian saint
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 16 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1216
Died
1249
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Broni near Pavia, commemoration of Saint Contardo, pilgrim, who chose a life of extreme poverty and died struck by illness while on his way to Compostela.
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 16 April as a pilgrim of extreme poverty who died of illness at Broni on the way to Compostela.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 16 April (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2613026 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Contardo of Este (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.