Blessed Guala

Memorial

• 3 September

Profile

One of the first disciples in Italy of Saint Dominic de Guzman. First Dominican prior in Brescia, Italy, and of Bologna, Italy. Bishop of Brescia in 1228. Due to civil unrest, he resigned the bishopric in 1242 and retired to the Vallumbrosans of San Sepolcro d’Astino, Italy.

Died

• 1244 at San Sepolcro d’Astino, Italy of natural causes

Beatified

• 1866 by Pope Blessed Pius IX (cultus confirmed)

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Guala”. Saints.SQPN.com. 26 February 2012. Web. 21 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com//>