Blessed John Righi of Fabriano

Also known as

• Giovanni Battista da Fabriano
• Giovanni da Fabriano
• Giovanni Righi
• Joannes de Fabriano
• Johannes Baptista Righi
• John Baptist of Fabriano

Memorial

• 11 March

Profile

Born to the Italian nobility. Joined the Franciscans in 1484 at Forano, Italy. From 1511, he lived as a hermit at Cupramontana, Ancona, Italy, preaching and caring for the sick. Noted for an ascetic life style and for long periods of prayer.

Born

• 1469 at Fabriano, Ancona, Italy

Died

• 1539 of natural causes
• miracles reported at his gravesite
• relics re-interred under an altar in the church of San Giacomo della Romita at his monastery

Beatified

• 1903 (cultus confirmed)

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Kirken i Norge
• Medieval Religion Listserv, by John Dillon
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Wikipedia

MLA Citation

• “Blessed John Righi of Fabriano“. Saints.SQPN.com. 10 March 2013. Web. 22 May 2013. <>