Feast Day: | March 9 |
Born: |
1384, Rome |
Died: | March 9, 1440, Rome |
Canonized: |
1608, Rome by Pope Paul V |
Major Shrine: | Santa Francesca Romana Church, Romea |
Patron of: | Benedictine oblates; automobile drivers |
Feast Day: | March 9 |
Born: |
April 2, 1842(1842-04-02), San Giovanni, a frazione of Riva presso Chieri, Piedmont, Italy |
Died: | March 9, 1857, Mondonio, a frazione of Castelnuovo dAsti (today Castelnuovo Don Bosco), Piedmont, Italy |
Canonized: |
12 June 1954 by Pope Pius XII |
Major Shrine: | The Basilica of Mary, Help of Christians in Turin (his tomb) |
Patron of: | choirboys, falsely accused people, juvenile delinquents, Pueri Cantores |