Blessed Bishop Guala de Roniis | |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Brescia | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Brescia |
| See | Brescia |
| Appointed | 1229 |
| Term ended | 1239 |
| Predecessor | Alberto Razzati |
| Successor | Elias Roberto |
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| Consecration | c. 1229 |
| Rank | Bishop |
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| Born | Guala de Roniis 1180 Bergamo, Commune of Milan |
| Died | 3 September 1244 (aged 64) San Sepolcro d'Astino, Bergamo, Commune of Milan |
| Nationality | Italian |
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| Sainthood | |
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| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 1 October 1868 Saint Peter's Basilica, Papal States by Pope Pius IX |
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Guala de Roniis (1180 - 3 September 1244) was an Italian catholic priest and a professed member of the Order of Preachers as one of Dominic of Osma's earliest disciples.[1] De Roniis was born as a noble and was appointed as the Bishop of Brescia after Dominic's death though also served as a popular papal legate that earned him popular and papal support. He resigned from his episcopal see to dedicate the remainder of his life to peaceful solitude though his reputation for personal holiness prompted countless people to seek him out for his counsel.[2]
The formal ratification to his local 'cultus' - or popular devotion to the late bishop - allowed for Pope Pius IX to confirm his beatification on 1 October 1868 while dispensing the requirement for miracles as cultus confirmation allows for.[3]
- ^ "Blessed Guala of Brescia". Saints SQPN. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "Blessed Guala of Bergamo, Bishop". O.P. Central. 27 August 2012. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "Blessd Guala of Brescia". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 10 August 2016.