Pietro Geremia | |
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Priest | |
Born | 10 August 1399 Palermo, Kingdom of Sicily |
Died | 3 March 1452 Palermo, Kingdom of Sicily | (aged 52)
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 12 May 1784, Saint Peter's Basilica, Papal States by Pope Pius VI |
Feast | 3 March |
Attributes | Dominican habit |
Patronage |
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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.