Saint Benevenuto Scotivoli of Osimo

Also known as

• Benevenuto of Ancona
• Beneventus….
• Benevenutus….
• Benvenuto….
• Benwenut….

Memorial

• 22 March

Profile

Studied law at Bologna, Italy, a student with Saint Sylvester Gozzolini. Archdeacon in Ancona, Italy. Franciscan. Chosen bishop of Osimo, Italy by Pope Urban IV, he served for 13 years during the Guelph and Ghibelline war. Knowing the date of his death, he gave away all his property to the poor just before passing on.

Born

• 1188 in Ancona, Italy

Died

• 22 March 1282 in Osimo, Italy of natural causes
• buried in the cathedral of Osimo

Canonized

• 1284 by Pope Martin IV (cultus confirmation)

Patronage

• Osimo, Italy

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Online
• Frate Francesco
• Katherine Rabenstein
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Roman Martyrology
• Santi e Beati
• Wikipedia -espanol
• Wikipedia -polski

MLA Citation

• “Saint Benevenuto Scotivoli of Osimo“. Saints.SQPN.com. 25 March 2013. Web. 23 May 2013. <>