Simon Rinalducci of Todi was a famous

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and

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of the 13th century.

Life

Rinalducci became an Augustinian friar in 1280. By that time he was already notable for his theological studies. He was a

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, prior of several houses, rumored

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, and in his time, a famous preacher. He was eventually raised to the position of Augustinian provincial prior in

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. An episode in his life involves a general chapter conference in 1318, during which he was unjustly accused of several serious charges. Simon chose to keep silence rather than incite scandal among his brothers, and he was eventually acquitted. Contemporary chronicler

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writes about this episode in his ''Life of the Brethren'': In May 1311, it is recorded that the

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gave the Augustinians of his episcopal see a church in the diocese chiefly at the request of Rinalducci, whom he held as a very close friend. Rinalducci died at Bologna in the

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on 20 April 1322.

Veneration

Blessed Simon's relics are venerated at the monastery in Bologna where he died. His feast day is celebrated 20 April, especially in the Augustinian Order. Blessed Simon's

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was confirmed by

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on 19 March 1833.

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Blessed Simon of Todi
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