Blessed Arrigo
Blessed Arrigo (died c. 13th–14th century AD in Italy) is the name applied to an Italian local blessed whose full name and specific details are preserved in regional Italian hagiographic tradition. "Arrigo" is the Italian form of the Germanic name Heinrich (Henry), extremely common in medieval Italy. Several local Italian blesseds are venerated under this single name. This article records the veneration of a local blessed known as "Arrigo" in the Italian Catholic tradition.
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| Blessed Arrigo | |
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| Profession | Medieval Italian holy man; lay person, hermit, or tertiary known in local tradition |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Italian Catholic tradition; local Italian hagiography; medieval Italian holiness |
| Patronage | Italy; local Italian Catholic communities; the tradition of lay holiness; those known only to God |
| Attributes | Simple medieval Italian garment; cross |
| Birthplace | Italy |
| Death Place | Italy |
| Cause of Death | Natural death; the Italian blessed known as "Arrigo" is a local blessed whose full details are preserved in regional Italian tradition; in the Italian Catholic hagiographic record, numerous medieval blesseds are known only by their baptismal name without a family name or place designation; "Arrigo" is one of the most common medieval Italian names (the Italian form of Germanic "Heinrich/Henry"), borne by rulers (Arrigo VII, Holy Roman Emperor Henry VII, d. 1313; various Lombard and Sicilian nobles), saints (Saint Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor), and common people alike; the blessed known as "Arrigo" was venerated in a specific Italian locality whose traditions preserve his memory |
| Primary Shrine | Italy — local veneration |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; local feast in Italian Catholic tradition |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
"Blessed Arrigo" refers to an Italian holy man of the medieval period — possibly a hermit, tertiary, or ordinary lay Catholic — whose full name and specific biography are preserved in local Italian hagiographic tradition under the single baptismal name Arrigo (the Italian form of Henry).
The Italian Catholic tradition honors many such local blesseds known only by their first names, particularly from the medieval period when individual records were often not preserved in detail outside the immediate community.
He is honored in local Italian Catholic calendars.
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Death location: Italy
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Blessed Arrigo is an Italian medieval blessed venerated in local Italian Catholic tradition under the single baptismal name Arrigo (the Italian form of Henry). Details of his life are preserved in regional hagiography.
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