Blessed Andrea Gallerani
Also known as
- Andrew Gallerani
- Andrew de’Gallerani
- Andre d’Gallerani
Profile
Distinguished soldier from Siena, Italy. Exiled for killing a blasphemer with his sword; Andrea devoted the rest of his life to penitential acts of mercy. When he was allowed to return home, he founded a hospital and the Brothers of Mercy, whose members wore a cloak bearing a cross and the letter “M”, and which died out in 1308.
- c.1236 of natural causes
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Andrea Gallerani”. Saints.SQPN.com. 18 March 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-andrea-gallerani/>
