Blessed Ventura of Spello

Also known as

• Ventura Spellucci

Memorial

• 3 May

Profile

Born wealthy. Joined the Benedictine Italian Cruciferi. Built an abbey and hospice on his family estate near Assisi, Italy, and served as its abbot the rest of his life.

Born

• Spello, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Ventura of Spello”. Saints.SQPN.com. 2 May 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-ventura-of-spello/>