Blessed Peter Acotanto
- 23 September
- 8 August on some calendar
Profile
Born to a wealthy Venetian patrician family, he gave away his wealth to the poor and lived a life of penance. Lived as a hermit in a monastery and refused to join the community or become abbot. Miracle worker.
Born
- c.1187 of natural causes
- buried in the church of San Basil
- re-interred in 1250
- re-interred in a new tomb in 1305
- relics enshrined inside the church in 1340 next to the altar
- relics enshrined in the church of San Sebastian
- re-interred in San Trovaso in 1821
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Peter Acotanto“. CatholicSaints.Info. 20 February 2022. Web. 13 May 2024. <>