Herculanus of Piegaro (died 1451) is an

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''beatus'',

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in 1860. Born at

Piegaro Piegaro is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria, located about 30 km southwest of Perugia. Piegaro borders the following municipalities: Città della Pieve, Marsciano, Montegabbione, Monteleone d ...

, he became an important

Franciscan The Franciscans are a group of related Mendicant orders, mendicant Christianity, Christian Catholic religious order, religious orders within the Catholic Church. Founded in 1209 by Italian Catholic friar Francis of Assisi, these orders include t ...

preacher. He entered the Franciscan Convent of the Strict Observance at

Sarteano Sarteano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southeast of Florence and about southeast of Siena. Sarteano is particularly important from the historical point of view. Located betwe ...

. He was said to have emboldened the citizens of

Lucca Lucca ( , ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the Serchio River, in a fertile plain near the Ligurian Sea. The city has a population of about 89,000, while its province has a population of 383,957. Lucca is known as one o ...

to resist an attack by the Florentines in 1430. He died on 28 May 1451 at Castronovo in Tuscany. His feast day is June 1. His body is said to have remained

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after his death when 5 years after his passing he was moved to a shrine in the local Franciscan church.Joan Cruz, ''The Incorruptibles: A Study of Incorruption in the Bodies of Various Saints''

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External links

Saint of the Day, June 1: ''Blessed Herculanus of Piegare''
at ''SaintPatrickDC.org''

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