Saint Conrad of Offida

Memorial

• 12 December

Profile

Joined the Franciscans at age 14. Noted scholar who gave up his studies to be a cook in a convent. However, his superiors knew of his speaking skills and had him leave the kitchen for the pulpit, leading to a very successful career of preaching. Died while preaching.

Born

• Offida, diocese of Ascoli Piceno, Italy

Died

• 1306 at Bastia, Umbria, Italy of natural causes

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Conrad of Offida”. Saints.SQPN.com. 19 October 2012. Web. 20 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-conrad-of-offida/>