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• , Saint Verecondo 
  Saint. He was late 5th century knight from France who was returning from Rome. He stopped in the area of Gubbio and was killed by pagans. Verecondo is locally venerated. (Bio by: girlofcelje (inactive))
  Abbey of Verecondo, Gubbio, Provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italy
   
• Baldelli, Fortunato Cardinal   b. August 6, 1935  d. September 20, 2012
  Roman Catholic Cardinal. The longtime Papal Nuncio to Paris, he shall be remembered for his tenure as Major Penitentiary, the Curial official in charge of matters of forgiveness for particularly egregious sins. Raised in the village of Valfabbrica, he was educated in the local schools and at the Seminary of Assisi prior to studying at the Pontifical Lateran University of Rome. Ordained a priest in 1961 he served as vice rector of the Minor Seminary of Assisi then received graduate training at...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
  Cimitero di Valfabbrica, Perugia, Provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italy
   
• Benedict XI, Pope    b. 1240  d. July 7, 1304
  Pope. Born Niccolo Boccasini, of a poor but pious family. At the early age of fourteen he entered the Dominican order. He loved his order deeply and always acknowledged how much he owed to it. A bright youngster, he was destined for higher studies and the professorial chair. He became prior, provincial of Lombardy, and finally in 1296, master general of the order. As pope he was able to conciliate many of the enemies Pope Boniface had made. When he died, many suspected that the Benedict XI had...[Read More] (Bio by: MC)
  Church of Saint Domenico, Perugia, Provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italy
   
• Clare of Assisi    b. July 16, 1194  d. August 11, 1253
  Roman Catholic Saint. Born Clara Scifi, originating from a family of high rank, refused marriage imposed by her parents for commit to religious life. On the night of March 28, 1211, she left the family and achieved Francis of Assisi at the little church called "The Portiuncula", where the Franciscan Friars had established their convent. Later, Clare, after having been the guest of a Benedictine monastery in Bastia Umbra, established the own residence at the nearby church of San Damiano, where...[Read More] (Bio by: Lucy Caldarelli)
  Cause of death: the effects of her extremely austere lifestyle
  Basilica of Saint Clare, Assisi, Provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italy
  Plot: Under a glass crypt
   
• Francis of Assisi (diBernardone), Saint (Giovanni Francesco)    b. 1181  d. October 3, 1226
  Religious figure and Catholic saint. Order of Friars Minor (aka. Franciscan Order in 1209) " and with St Cl, he cofounded the " Order of Poor Ladies (aka. Poor Clares)." Born at Assisi in Umbria in 1181 or 1182 and died there on October 3rd of 1226. St. Francis was the first human ever mentioned by the church to receive the stigmata. (The wounds of Christ on his hands and feet.) The Feast of the Stigmata of St. Francis is kept and celebrated on September 17th.
  Cause of death: Natural Causes, complicated by his extremely austere lifestyle and medical treatments which involved, among other things, the cauterizing of his eyes
  Basilica di San Francesco d'Assisi , Assisi, Provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italy
  Plot: Lower level of the basilica, behind an altar
   
• Goretti, Sergio   b. April 2, 1929  d. June 22, 2012
  Roman Catholic Bishop. He attended his studies at the seminary of his city and subsequently at the Pontifical Roman Seminary, graduating in Theology. Goretti was ordained priest on April 5, 1953 in the cathedral of Citta di Castello, and for a short time he served as assistant pastor and teacher of religion in his diocese, then in 1955 Goretti was recalled to Rome in the service of the Holy See, where he carried out various tasks at the Sacred Congregation of Clergy. He was a judge in the Court...[Read More] (Bio by: Ruggero)
  Cattedrale di Assisi, Assisi, Provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italy
   
• Gubbio, Saint Ubaldo Of   b. 1084  d. 1160
  Saint. He was the Dean of the Cathedral and insisted that the other priests live a simple life. Ubaldo wanted to live the life of a hermit but instead took on the duties as the Bishop. He was a kind and generous man who even stood up against Fredrick Barborossa. His tomb is a pilgrimage shrine and he is a patron of sick children. Feast Day is May 16th. (Bio by: Willie)
  San Ubaldo Basilica, Gubbio, Provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italy
   
• John of Brienne   b. 1148  d. March 21, 1237
  Crusader.
  Basilica di San Francesco d'Assisi , Assisi, Provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italy
   
• Rufinus, Saint  
  Patron Saint of the town of Assisi. First bishop of Assisi.
  Cattedrale di Assisi, Assisi, Provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italy
   
• Saint Agnes of Assisi   b. 1198  d. November 16, 1253
  Sister of Saint Clara, she became a nun of the Poor Clares. When Clara died August 11, 1253, Agnes followed her three months later. (Bio by: Alberto Blanco)
  Basilica of Saint Clare, Assisi, Provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italy
   
• Schippers, Thomas    b. March 9, 1930  d. December 16, 1977
  Conductor. Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, he was highly regarded for his opera and orchestra work. He played piano, studied in Philadelphia and made his début as a conductor in New York in 1948. He became conductor of Menotti's Spoleto Festival in 1950, joined New York City Opera in 1951 and commissioned the first opera especially for television broadcast. In 1952, he made his first appearances with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, at La Scala Milan, Italy and at the Metropolitan Opera in...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Piazza Duomo, Spoleto, Provincia di Perugia, Umbria, Italy
   

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