Blessed Gerard Cagnoli

Memorial

• 3 January

Profile

Born to the Italian nobility. Cared for his mother until her death, then became a hermit for several years on Mount Etna, Sicily. Franciscan lay brother. Cook for Franciscan house. Known for his childlike simplicity, and the many graces that derived from it.

Born

• 1270 at Valenzo, Italy

Died

• 1345 of natural causes
• many healings reported in connection with his relics

Beatified

• 13 May 1908 by Pope Saint Pius X (cultus confirmed)

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Heiligen 3s
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Gerard Cagnoli“. Saints.SQPN.com. 16 May 2013. Web. 19 June 2013. <>