Blessed Andrea Gallerani

Also known as

• Andrew Gallerani
• Andrew de’Gallerani
• Andre d’Gallerani

Memorial

• 19 March
• 20 June (Siena, Italy)

Profile

Born to the nobility, he was a distinguished soldier. 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 to Siena, Italy, he founded a hospital and the Frati della Misericordia (Brothers of Mercy) to serve there; the Brothers wore a cloak bearing a cross and the letter “M”; their association died out in 1308.

Born

• 13th century Siena, Italy

Died

• 19 March 1251in Siena, Italy of natural causes

Beatified

• 13 May 1798 by Pope Pius VI (cultus confirmation)

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Heiligen 3s
• Heiligen Lexikon
• Katherine Rabenstein
• Kirken i Norge
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Andrea Gallerani“. Saints.SQPN.com. 18 March 2013. Web. 20 May 2013. <>