Saint Davinus of Lucca

Memorial

• 3 June

Profile

Layman who sold all that he owned, gave the money to the poor, and set out as a mendicant pilgrim to Rome, Italy and Compostella, Spain. He depended on the hospitality of strangers who uniformly recognized his personal piety and strong prayer life.

Born

• in Armenia

Died

• 3 June 1051 in Lucca, Italy of natural causes

Canonized

• by Pope Alexander III

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Davinus of Lucca”. Saints.SQPN.com. 24 October 2012. Web. 20 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-davinus-of-lucca/>