Pietro Geremia


Pietro Geremia

Priest
Born10 August 1399
Palermo, Kingdom of Sicily
Died3 March 1452(1452-03-03) (aged 52)
Palermo, Kingdom of Sicily
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified12 May 1784, Saint Peter's Basilica, Papal States by Pope Pius VI
Feast3 March
AttributesDominican habit
Patronage
  • Palermo
  • Preachers

Pietro Geremia (10 August 1399 – 3 March 1452) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member from the Order of Preachers.[1] Geremia was born in Palermo but spent an extended period of time in Bologna – where he experienced a radical conversion – and Fiesole for his admittance into the Dominicans before returning to Palermo where he became a sought after and noted preacher and miracle worker.[2][3]

Geremia's beatification was confirmed in 1784.

  1. ^ "Blessed Peter de Geremia". Saints SQPN. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Blessed Peter Geremia". The Order of Preachers, Independent. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Blessed Pietro Geremia". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 4 November 2016.