Saint Stefano Agricola | |
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![]() The portrait of Pendinelli hanging in the Chiesa dell'Assunta della Chiesa Matrice, Galatina | |
Archbishop of Otranto, Martyr | |
Born | 1403 Galatina, Kingdom of Naples |
Died | 11 August 1480 (aged 76–77) Otranto, Kingdom of Naples |
Venerated in | Catholic Church |
Canonized | 12 May 2013, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City, by Pope Francis |
Major shrine | Cathedral of Otranto, Apulia, Italy |
Feast | 14 August |
Patronage | Otranto |
Stefano Agricola (also Stefano de Agricola; 1403 – 11 August 1480) was the Roman Catholic archbishop of Otranto, Italy. He was slain in 1480, along with all his priests, by the Ottoman force that invaded Otranto. He is among the 813 martyrs of Otranto canonized by Pope Francis in 2013.