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Seraphin of Montegranaro
Italian Capuchin friar and saint
SaintFull write-upOrder of Friars Minor CapuchinPost-1588
Feast: 12 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1540
verified
Died
12 October 1604
verified
Beatified
—
not on record
Canonised
16 July 1767
by Clement XIII
Who they were
Felice Rapagnano was born at Montegranaro in the Marche in 1540 to a poor farming family and for a time kept flocks. At eighteen he was received as a lay brother by the Capuchins.
Truly poor, he shone in humility and piety, and would bless the sick, asking for their healing in body and spirit. He died with a reputation for holiness on 12 October 1604.
The miracles
The Dicastery's biography does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
A poor Capuchin brother of humility and prayer.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - biography: Serafino da Montegranaro
- Wikidata Q729811 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Seraphin of Montegranaro (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.