Blessed Falco the Hermit

Memorial

• 9 August

Profile

Hermit in the Abruzzi region of Italy.

Born

• in the Calabria region of Italy

Died

• 1440 of natural causes
• relics enshrined at Palena, Italy

Beatified

• 1893 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmed)

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Falco the Hermit“. Saints.SQPN.com. 13 February 2013. Web. 25 May 2013. <>