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Zanfredine, Francesco, known as Cecco da Pesaro, Blessed

ZANFREDINE, FRANCESCO, DETTO CECCO DA PESARO, BEATO

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Also known as: Italian: Francesco Zanfredini

ZANFREDINE (Zanferdini), Francesco, known as Cecco da Pesaro, Blessed. - Hermit of the Third Order of St. Francis, b. in 1270, d. at Montegranaro on 5 Aug. 1350.

Around 1300 he took the habit of a tertiary, after distributing his goods to the poor; then, having built three shrines in honor of the Madonna in a solitary place, he withdrew to an eremitic life near them, living in contemplation. Only once a month did he go into the surrounding area to beg for food. He mortified his body with hair shirts, fasts, and vigils; he had the gift of miracles and of prophecy. His body is preserved in the cathedral of Pesaro, and the cult paid to him in every age was approved by Pius IX on 31 March 1859.

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BIBL.: Acta SS. Augusti, I, Venice 1750, pp. 658-62; M. Bonucci, Vita del b. Francesco da Pesaro volcamente chiamato Cecco, Pesaro 1855; BHG, 471; Leone [Patrem], Aureola serafica, III, Quaracchi 1899, pp. 148-54.

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Felice da Mareto. “Zanfredine (Zanferdini), francesco, detto cecco da pesaro, beato.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII, col. 1776. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1954. https://azioneromana.com/article/zanfredine-zanferdini-francesco-detto-cecco-da-pesaro-beato.

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Felice da Mareto. “Zanfredine (Zanferdini), francesco, detto cecco da pesaro, beato.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1954, col. 1776. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/zanfredine-zanferdini-francesco-detto-cecco-da-pesaro-beato.

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  author    = {Felice da Mareto},
  title     = {Zanfredine (Zanferdini), francesco, detto cecco da pesaro, beato},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
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  note      = {Cited by column},
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  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1954},
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