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Saint Homobonus
patron saint of business people, tailors, shoemakers, and clothworkers
SaintGermanyPre-congregation
Feast: 13 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1117
Died
1197
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Homobonus (Italian: Sant'Omobono, German: Sankt Gutmann, Lombard: San Mobon) is the patron saint of business people, tailors, shoemakers, and clothworkers, as well as of Cremona, Italy.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Sources
- santiebeati.it - Sant'Omobono di Cremona — Cremona, first half of the 12th century - 13 November 1197; merchant, canonized 1199, feast 13 November. The Dominican Martyrology also has "At Cremona in Insubria, St. Homobono, confessor".
- Wikidata Q580603 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saint Homobonus (CC BY-SA)
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