Feast May 20
Saint Arcangelo Tadini
Religious founder, patron of Worker Sisters of the Holy House of Nazareth · Feast May 20
Biography
Arcangelo Tadini was an Italian Roman Catholic priest. Tadini was ordained as a priest in 1870 and went on to found a religious congregation dedicated to the poor and ill while taking advantage of the Industrial Revolution to support women in work and education. Tadini was disabled due to a lame leg he had after suffering an accident while he studied for the priesthood. He initiated various parish initiatives and a relief fund for the aged and the ill.
Feast day
May 20
Patronage
Worker Sisters of the Holy House of Nazareth
Birth date
1846-12-12
Death date
1912-05-20
Canonization status
Canonized
Canonization date
26 April 2009
Canonized by
Pope Benedict XVI
Feast month
5
Wikidata qid
Q631642
Feast day of month
20
