CORRADO da OFFIDA, Blessed. — He is a Franciscan who renews the characteristic figures of the friars of the *Fioretti*. Born in Offida in 1237, he entered the Order in 1251, and, with the permission of his superiors, abandoned his studies to devote himself to his own perfection, alternating contemplative life with preaching, moving from convent to convent. From an unknown first convent, he later went to La Verna, to Forano (then a forest in the territory of Appignano), to Sirolo, to Rivorotto near Assisi, and finally to the Porziuncola.
He knew Friar Leo and was a close friend of Bl. Peter of Treia; although he had received Holy Orders, he did not celebrate Mass out of humility. He converted sinners, enjoyed numerous visions and ecstasies. He died at Bastia near Assisi in 1306 while preaching Advent there. Recent studies suggest that he did not take part in the movement of the Spirituals, which was rampant in the Order at that time, contrary to what the pamphlet *Verba fratris Conradi de Offida* and the letter that Olivii addressed to him on the question of the validity of the Pope’s renunciation of the papacy might suggest. Perhaps he knew how to maintain a just middle ground, remaining attached to the community. His cult was recognized by the Church in 1817, and his feast is celebrated on December 17.