Blessed Contardo d’Este – Saint of the Day – April 16

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Bl. Contardo d’Este Biography

Bl. Contardo d’Este Profile. Born: 1216 in Italy, Europe. Worked in Italy, Spain. Died: April 16 1249 in Tortona, Italy. Feast Day is celebrated on April 16.

The Memorial of Bl. Contardo d’Este – Saint of the Day

Bl. Contardo d’Este Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date

Date of Birth 1216
Country of Birth Italy of Europe
Matrimony/Holy Orders Blesseds who were Monks
Profession crown prince, Monk
Place of Work Italy, Spain
Date of Death April 16 1249
Place of Death Tortona, Italy
Feast Day April 16
Beatification Beatified by Pope Paul V and Pope Urban VIII
Canonization Canonized by N/A
Patron Saint of 1The Order of the Eagle of Este.
2 The House of Este.
3 The city of Broni.



Blessed Contardo d’Este
Blessed Contardo d’Este

Blessed’s Biography

Blessed Contardo d’Este was the firstborn in a family of Italian nobility . He relinquished his position as a crown prince of Ferrara to become a simple “God’s man” and started on a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela.

Death

He died while on pilgrimage to Spain on April 16 1249 of natural causes. Bl. Contardo d’Este was buried in Broni.


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