Blessed William of Fenoli

Also known as

• Guglielmo
• Gulielmus

Memorial

• 19 December
• 16 December (Carthusians)

Profile

Hermit in the Torre Mondovi region. Carthusian lay-brother at the Charterhouse of Casularum, Lombardy, Italy where he managed the house’s external affairs. He was wholly un-learned in theology, philosophy or the ways of the world aside from his assigned duties, but in spiritual life and good works he was considered a saint in life.

One day when coming in from the fields, William was attacked by thieves, and defended himself by tearing the leg off his donkey and using it as a club to drive off the attackers; afterways he re-attached the leg, and the pair continued home.

Born

• 1065 in Garessio-Borgoratto, Diocese of Mondovi, Italy

Died

• c.1120 in Casotto, Italy of natural causes

Beatified

• 29 March 1860 by Pope Pius IX (cultus confirmation)

Representation

• with a donkey
• holding a donkey‘s leg

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Katherine Rabenstein
• Kirken i Norge
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Wikipedia

MLA Citation

• “Blessed William of Fenoli”. Saints.SQPN.com. 17 December 2012. Web. 26 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-william-of-fenoli/>