SAINT
saint-arcangelo-canetoli
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Arcangelo Canetoli was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a canon regular of Santa Maria di Reno. Canetoli escaped the massacre of his parents and brothers who were killed in Bologna during a political feud and embraced the religious life not long after where he became noted to the point he turned down repeated offers to serve as the Archbishop of Bologna and the Archbishop of Florence.
feast Day
04-16
birth Date
1460
death Date
16 April 1513 (aged 53)
canonization Status
beatified
feast Month
4
feast Day Of Month
16

