Blessed James of Viterbo

Also known as

• Doctor Speculativus
• James Capocci
• James of Naples

Memorial

• 14 March

Profile

Augustinian hermit at Viterbo, Italy . Received his doctorate from the University of Paris. Well-known theology teacher in Paris, France and Naples, Italy. Bishop of Benevento, Italy in 1302. Archbishop of Naples, Italy in 1303.

Born

• c.1255 in Viterbo, Italy as James Capocci

Died

• 1308 of natural causes

Beatified

• 1911 by Pope Pius X (cultus confirmed)

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

MLA Citation

• “Blessed James of Viterbo”. Saints.SQPN.com. 13 March 2012. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-james-of-virterbo/>