Blessed Alexander Vincioli
Blessed Alexander Vincioli (born c. 1290 AD in Perugia, Umbria, Italy; died May 3, 1363 AD in Perugia, Umbria, Italy) was an Italian bishop of the Franciscan Order who served as Bishop of Nocera Umbra in the 14th century. He was known for personal holiness, charity, and reformed episcopal governance. He was beatified by Pope Clement XIV in 1771. His feast day is May 3.
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| Blessed Alexander Vincioli | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | May 03 |
| Profession | Franciscan friar; Bishop of Nocera Umbra; Umbrian bishop; model of Franciscan episcopal poverty |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Franciscan Order (Friars Minor); Diocese of Nocera Umbra; 14th-century Umbrian Catholicism |
| Patronage | Perugia; Umbria; Nocera Umbra; Franciscan bishops; those who combine leadership with personal poverty |
| Attributes | Franciscan habit under bishop's vestments; crozier; lily (Franciscan purity); Perugia or Nocera Umbra landscape; alms distributed to the poor |
| Birthplace | Perugia, Umbria, Italy |
| Death Place | Perugia, Umbria, Italy |
| Cause of Death | Natural death; died May 3, 1363, in Perugia; he was approximately 73 years old; he was a Franciscan friar who had served as Bishop of Nocera Umbra (a small diocese in Umbria, now united with Assisi) and who retired to Perugia to live as a simple friar after his episcopal service; he was known for personal poverty and charity; he died in the peace of the Franciscan life to which he had consecrated himself; beatified 1771 |
| Primary Shrine | Perugia, Umbria — local veneration; May 3 feast; Franciscan church in Perugia |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; May 3 feast in Perugia and Umbria |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Alexander Vincioli was born c. 1290 in Perugia, Umbria. He entered the Franciscan Order and rose to serve as Bishop of Nocera Umbra, a small Umbrian diocese.
He governed the diocese with holiness and charity, distributing episcopal revenues to the poor and maintaining the personal poverty of a Franciscan friar. After his episcopal service he returned to Perugia, where he lived and died as a simple Franciscan.
He died May 3, 1363, in Perugia. He was beatified by Pope Clement XIV in 1771.
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Birth location: Perugia, Umbria, Italy
Death location: Perugia, Umbria, Italy
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Blessed Alexander Vincioli was a 14th-century Franciscan friar from Perugia who served as Bishop of Nocera Umbra, combining episcopal governance with Franciscan personal poverty and charity. Beatified by Clement XIV, 1771. Feast May 3.
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