Fidelis of Sigmaringen

Saint

Fidelis of Sigmaringen

OFM Cap.
Fidelis von Sigmaringen
Martyr
Born1577
Sigmaringen, Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Died24 April 1622(1622-04-24) (aged 44–45)
Grüsch, Seewis im Prättigau,
Free State of the Three Leagues
Venerated inCatholic Church
Beatified24 March 1729 by Pope Benedict XIII
Canonized29 June 1746, Rome by Pope Benedict XIV
Major shrineCapuchin friary of Weltkirchen (Feldkirch), Austria
Feast24 April
Attributessword; palm of martyrdom; heretics; morning star; trampling on the word "heresy"; with a club set with spikes; with a whirlbat; with an angel carrying a palm of martyrdom; with Saint Joseph of Leonessa

Fidelis of Sigmaringen, OFM Cap. (1577 – 1622) was a German Capuchin friar who was involved in the Catholic Counter-Reformation. He was martyred by his opponents at Seewis im Prättigau, now part of Switzerland. Fidelis was canonized in 1746.