Blessed Mark of Montegallo

Also known as

• Marco
• Markus

Memorial

• 20 March

Profile

Italian noble from the Marches of Ancona. Physician. Married layman; both he and his wife joined the Franciscans, she becoming a Poor Clare. Priest. Travelled Italy preaching and establishing charitable pawnshops for the poor, known in Italy as Monti di Pieta.

Born

• 1426 at Montegallo, Ascoli Piceno, Italy

Died

• 1497 of natural causes

Beatified

• 1839 by Pope Gregory XVI (cultus confirmation)

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Mark of Montegallo“. Saints.SQPN.com. 18 March 2013. Web. 23 May 2013. <>