Blessed Damian Dei Fulcheri
Blessed Damian dei Fulcheri (born c. 1415 AD in Perogio near Pavia, Lombardy, Italy; died October 26, 1484 AD in Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy) was an Italian Dominican friar and preacher from near Pavia who served as a preacher, confessor, and apostle in the cities of northern Italy during the 15th century. He was known for the power of his preaching and for his personal austerity. He is venerated in the Dominican tradition with a feast on October 26.
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| Blessed Damian Dei Fulcheri | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | October 26 |
| Profession | Dominican friar; preacher; confessor; apostle of northern Italy; 15th-century Lombard Dominican |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Order of Preachers (Dominican Order); northern Italian Catholic tradition; 15th-century Dominican Observant tradition; Lombard Catholicism |
| Patronage | Pavia; Reggio Emilia; Dominican preachers; northern Italy |
| Attributes | White Dominican habit with black cappa; crucifix; book (preaching); October 26 feast |
| Birthplace | Perogio near Pavia, Lombardy, Italy |
| Death Place | Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
| Cause of Death | Natural death; died October 26, 1484, in Reggio Emilia; he was approximately 69 years old; he had spent his life as a Dominican friar and preacher in northern Italy; he was known for his eloquent preaching, his personal austerity, and his gifts as a confessor; he died in Reggio Emilia, where he had been preaching; he is venerated in the Dominican tradition with a feast on October 26 |
| Primary Shrine | Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy — local Dominican church; October 26 feast |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; October 26 feast in the Dominican Order and locally in northern Italy |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Damian dei Fulcheri was born around 1415 near Pavia in Lombardy. He entered the Dominican Order and devoted his life to preaching, hearing confessions, and pastoral work throughout the cities of northern Italy.
He was known for the power of his preaching, for his personal austerity, and for his gift as a confessor. He worked in the great urban preaching tradition of the 15th-century Dominican Order in the Po Valley.
He died October 26, 1484, in Reggio Emilia, at approximately 69 years of age. He is venerated in the Dominican tradition with a feast on October 26.
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Birth location: Perogio near Pavia, Lombardy, Italy
Death location: Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Blessed Damian dei Fulcheri (c. 1415–1484) was an Italian Dominican friar and preacher from near Pavia who served the cities of northern Italy as a preacher and confessor, dying in Reggio Emilia on October 26, 1484; venerated in the Dominican tradition. Feast October 26.
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