Saint Humilis of Bisignano | |
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Religious | |
Born | Luca Antonio Pirozzo 26 August 1582 Bisignano, Principality of Bisignano, Calabria |
Died | 26 November 1637 Bisignano, Principality of Bisignano, Calabria |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church (Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano & Franciscan Order) |
Beatified | 29 January 1882, Rome, Kingdom of Italy, by Pope Leo XIII |
Canonized | 19 May 2002, Vatican City, by Pope John Paul II |
Major shrine | Convento di Riforma, Bisignano, Cosenza, Italy |
Feast | 27 November |
Humilis of Bisignano (Italian: Umile da Bisignano) (1582 – 26 November 1637) was a Franciscan friar who was widely known in his day as a mystic and wonderworker. He has been declared a saint by the Catholic Church.[1]