Blessed Andrew Dotti
Blessed Andrew Dotti (born November 30, 1256 AD in Borgo San Sepolcro, Tuscany, Italy; died August 31, 1315 AD in Montevarchi, Tuscany, Italy) was an Italian Servite friar from Borgo San Sepolcro (now Sansepolcro) in Tuscany. He was a companion of Blessed Philip Benizi, the reformer of the Servite Order, and was known for his holiness and miracles after his death. He was beatified by Pope Pius VII in 1806. His feast day is August 31.
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| Blessed Andrew Dotti | |
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| Feast Day | August 31 |
| Profession | Servite friar (Order of the Servants of Mary); companion of Blessed Philip Benizi; contemplative; preacher |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Servite Order (Order of Servants of Mary); 13th–14th century Tuscan Servite tradition; Tuscany Catholic culture |
| Patronage | Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro); Tuscany; Servite friars; companions of holy founders; the Casentino valley |
| Attributes | Servite habit (black); a lily (Marian devotion of the Servites); the Tuscan countryside; cross; imagery of Blessed Philip Benizi (his companion) |
| Birthplace | Borgo San Sepolcro, Tuscany, Italy |
| Death Place | Montevarchi, Tuscany, Italy |
| Cause of Death | Natural death; died August 31, 1315, at the Servite priory of Bibbiena or the Casentino valley area (traditionally placed near Montevarchi in Tuscany); he was 58 years old; he had spent his life as a Servite friar, companion of Blessed Philip Benizi, and contemplative; he died peacefully and was venerated immediately; miracles were reported at his tomb; beatified 1806 |
| Primary Shrine | Tuscany (Casentino valley area) — local veneration; August 31 feast; Servite tradition |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; August 31 feast in Servite Order and Tuscany |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar; Servite calendar |
Biography
Andrew Dotti was born November 30, 1256, in Borgo San Sepolcro (now Sansepolcro) in the upper Tiber valley of Tuscany. He entered the Servite Order — the Order of the Servants of Mary, founded at Florence by the Seven Holy Founders in 1233 — and became a companion and disciple of Blessed Philip Benizi, the great Prior General of the Servites.
He lived as a contemplative Servite friar in Tuscany, known for holiness and union with Mary. He died August 31, 1315, in the Casentino valley of Tuscany. Miracles were reported at his tomb, and a local cult developed that lasted centuries.
He was beatified by Pope Pius VII in 1806.
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Birth location: Borgo San Sepolcro, Tuscany, Italy
Death location: Montevarchi, Tuscany, Italy
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Blessed Andrew Dotti was a 13th–14th century Italian Servite friar from Sansepolcro, Tuscany, and companion of Blessed Philip Benizi. Known for post-mortem miracles. Beatified by Pius VII, 1806. Feast August 31.
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