Blessed Arnold of Padua

Also known as

• Arnold de’Cattanei
• Arnold Cattaneo
• Arnald….
• Arnaldo….
• Arnaud….
• Arnoldus….

Memorial

• 14 March
• 10 February on some calendars

Profile

Born to the nobility. Benedictine monk at the Santa Giustina monastery in Padua, Italy. Chosen abbot in 1209 at age 24, he restored and expanded the abbey structure, and fought to maintain its rights. When Ezzelino III conquered Padua in 1237, Arnold escaped to Monselice. He returned in 1238, but when Ezzelino returned to the city, he arrested Arnold in 1246 and imprisoned him to live his remaining eight years on bread and water.

Born

• 1185

Died

• 10 February 1255 in the prison in Limena, Padua, Italy
• buried in the Franciscan church in Asolo, Italy
• returned to Padua and buried at the Santa Giustina monastery
• relics translated to a chapel in the basilica in Padua on 14 March 1562

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Arnold of Padua“. Saints.SQPN.com. 13 March 2013. Web. 23 May 2013. <>