Blessed James of Luino

Also known as

• James de Leuteri
• James of Eleuterii
• Giacomo….

Memorial

• 16 February

Profile

Born to the Italian nobility, he spent the early part of his life managing his family’s business. At age 40 he became a Carmelite lay brother at the abbey of Melegnano, Italy. He and two other lay brothers retured to the family estates in Luino, Italy in 1475 to build a chapel to Our Lady of Mount Carmel. James dedicated himself to the spiritual and physical care of local people; he was known for his gift of healing by prayer and of turning stones into bread.

Born

• c.1416 in Luino, Italy

Died

• 1477 in Luino, Italy of natural causes
• witnesses report that as he died, the candles all around the room suddenly lit on their own
• buried in the church of Saint Peter in Luino
• relics transferred to a new parish church in Luino in 1578
• grave re-discovered in 1834 and the relics moved to the chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary he had helped to build

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Blessed James of Luino“. Saints.SQPN.com. 15 January 2013. Web. 20 June 2013. <>