Feast February 8
Saint Gerolamo Emiliani
Religious founder, patron of orphans · Feast February 8
Biography
Gerolamo Emiliani, CRS was an Italian humanitarian, founder of the Somaschi Fathers, and is considered a saint by the Catholic Church.
Feast day
February 8
Patronage
- orphans
- abandoned children
Birth date
1486
Canonization status
Canonized
Canonization date
16 July 1767
Canonized by
Pope Clement XIII
Feast month
2
Wikidata qid
Q451914
Feast day of month
8