:''See Peter of Pisa for namesake Pietro Gambacorta (15 February 1355 - 17 June 1435) was an

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and the co-founder of the Poor Hermits of St. Jerome. He was a professed religious from the

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and co-founded his order in

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alongside Nicola da Forca Palena.

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beatified him on 9 November 1693.

Life

Pietro Gambacorta was born in the

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in 1355, the son of a government official and the brother of

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. His brothers were Lorenzo and Benedetto. His father and brothers were all killed on 21 October 1392. At age 22, he experienced a sudden conversion and decided to become a beggar. In 1380, he left home in favor of leading a life of begging and one of hermitage on Monte Cessano in the

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province, while also becoming a professed member of the

. He once converted a band of thieves to the faith and also rallied them to his life of hermitage, which laid the foundations to the Poor Hermits of Saint Jerome that he himself designed. These twelve thieves repented when they saw his austerity and piety.

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approved the rule for his hermitage while he was in Umbria. He co-established the order in

on a visit alongside Nicola da Forca Palena. The order received initial approval from Pope Martin V in 1420 and received full approval from

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in 1446. He died on 17 June 1435, and his order was later dissolved under Pope Pius XI in 1933. His remains are housed in the church of Saint Jerome in

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Beatification

beatified him on 9 November 1693.

References

External links

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*The Franciscan Book of Saints, Marion A. Habig, Friars Minor (O.F.M.) {{DEFAULTSORT:Gambacorta, Pietro 1355 births 1435 deaths 14th-century venerated Christians 14th-century Italian Roman Catholic priests 15th-century venerated Christians 15th-century Italian Roman Catholic priests Beatifications by Pope Innocent XII Franciscan hermits Franciscan beatified people Founders of Catholic religious communities Italian beatified people Members of the Third Order of Saint Francis Venerated Catholics