Blessed Giles of Laurenzana

Also known as

• Giles di Bello
• Bernardin….
• Bernardino….
• Egidio….
• Egidius….

Memorial

• 10 January

Profile

Raised on a farm at Laurenzana, Naples. Franciscan lay brother. Lived as a hermit in the garden of the Franciscan friary at Laurenzana. Noted for a great love of animals.

Born

• 1443 in Laurenzana, Italy as Bernardin de Bello

Died

• 10 January 1518 in Laurenzana, Italy of natural causes

Beatified

• 27 June 1880 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmed)

Patronage

• Laurenzana, Italy

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Giles of Laurenzana“. Saints.SQPN.com. 10 January 2013. Web. 24 May 2013. <>