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Also known as
- Aimone Taparelli
- Haymo Taparelli
- 14 August
- 13 August on some calendars
- 18 August on some calendars
- formerly 21 February
Profile
Born to the Italian nobility, the family of the Counts of Lagnasco. Aimo felt a call to religious life in his youth, and soon as he was able, joined the Dominican in Savigliano, Italy. Studied and then taught at the University of Turin, Italy. Priest. Noted, well-travelled preacher. Chaplain to Duke Amadeus of Savoy. Inquisitor-general for Lombardy and Liguria.
Born
- 1395 at Savigliano, Piedmont, Italy
- 15 August 1495 of natural causes
- relics transferred to Saint Dominic’s Church in Turin, Italy in the early 20th century
O God, to serve you is to reign. By the prayers of Blessed Aimo whom you made a mighty champion of the faith may we serve you by promoting peace and unity in the Church and come to enjoy the everlasting kingdom. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. - General Calendar of the Order of Preachers
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Dictionary of Saints, by John Delaney
- Katherine Rabenstein
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
- Santini Imagini
- Short Lives of the Dominican Saints
Readings
To serve God is to reign. - Blessed Aimo
Our salvation consists solely in serving God. All else is deceit. - Blessed Aimo
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Aimo Taparelli”. Saints.SQPN.com. 29 April 2010. Web. 19 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-aimo-taparelli/>