Blessed James of Cerqueto

Memorial

• 17 April

Profile

Augustinian friar and hermit at Cerqueto, Italy. Known as a preacher and miracle worker. It was his prayers that secured permission for the Augustinians to wear white habits in tribute to Mary.

Born

• 1285 at Cerqueto in Perugia, Umbria, Italy

Died

• 17 April 1366 in the Church of Saint Augustine in Perugia, Italy
• due to the number of miracles at his grave, he was re-interred in a 1754

Beatified

• 10 June 1895 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmed)

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Blessed James of Cerqueto”. Saints.SQPN.com. 17 April 2012. Web. 23 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-james-of-cerqueto/>