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Also known as

• Luca Antonio Pirozzo
• Umile of Bisignano

Memorial

• 26 November

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Franciscan lay-brother. So renowned for his sanctity, he was summoned to Rome to be counselor to Pope Gregory XV and Pope Urban VIII.

Born

• 26 August 1582 at Bisignano, Cosanza, Italy

Died

• 26 November 1637 at Bisignano, Cosanza, Italy of natural causes

Venerated

• 4 October 1780 by Pope Pius VI (decree of heroic virtues)

Beatified

• 29 January 1882 by Pope Leo XIII

Canonized

• 19 May 2002 by Pope John Paul II

Patronage

• Bisignano, Italy
• Consenza-Bisignano, Italy, archdiocese of

MLA Citation

• “Saint Humilis of Bisignano“. CatholicSaints.Info. 12 January 2024. Web. 21 May 2024. <>