The Memorial of Saint Conrad of Piacenza
Saint Conrad of Piacenza is the Patron Saint of Against hernias
Noto, Sicily, city of
Noto, Sicily, diocese of
Saint Conrad of Piacenza Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Feast Day, Beatification Date, Canonization DateMatrimony/Holy OrdersMarried People who became Saints
Saint Conrad of Piacenza brief life History |
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Date of Birth | 1290 AD |
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Country of Birth | Italy in Europe |
Profession | Franciscan tertiary, pilgrim and hermit |
Place of Work | Italy |
Date of Death | 19 February 1351 |
Place of Death | Noto, Kingdom of Sicily |
Feast Day | 19 February |
Beatification | By Pope Leo X in 1515 in Rome, Papal States |
Canonization | By Pope Urban VIII on 2 June 1625 in Piacenza, Duchy of Parma and Piacenza, Holy Roman Empire |
Patron Saint of | Against hernias Noto, Sicily, city of Noto, Sicily, diocese of |
Saint Conrad of Piacenza Short life History
Saint Conrad of Piacenza was also known as
• Conrad of Noto
• Corrado, Currau, Kerrew
Born to the nobility. Married to Euphrosyne, the daughter of a nobleman; the two led a pious life in the world. One day while hunting, Conrad ordered attendants to set fire to some brush in order to flush out the game. A strong wind carried the flames to nearby fields, forests, towns and villages, and Conrad fled in panic. An innocent peasant was imprisoned, tortured into a confession and condemned to death for the fire. Remorseful, Conrad stepped forward to confess, saving the man. He then paid for the damaged property, selling nearly all he owned in order to raise the cash.
Conrad and his wife saw the hand of God in the dramatic events, and chose to give the poor everything they had left. They then separated, she to a Poor Clare monastery, he to a group of Franciscan tertiary hermits. Conrad lived such a life of piety that his reputation for holiness spread quickly. He had the gift of healing. Visitors destroyed his solitude, so he fled to a the valley of Noto, Italy in Sicily where he lived 36 years in prayer as a hermit.
Legend says that when the Bishop of Syracuse visited him, the bishop asked if Conrad had anything to offers guests. Conrad said he would check in his cell. He returned carrying newly made cakes, which the bishop accepted as a miracle. Conrad returned the bishop’s visit, and made a general confession to him. As he arrived, he was surrounded by fluttering birds, who escorted him back to Noto.
Today’s Catholic Quote:
Died on 19 February 1351 at Noto, Sicily of natural causes while kneeling before a crucifix and body found incorrupt in 1485
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