Thursday, February 9, 2012

SAINT FAZZIO


Saint Fazzio
Born 1190 Verona, Italy
Died 1272

Feast day 18 January
Fazzio (Fatius, Fazius, Facius) of Verona (1190–1272) was an Italian saint. A native of Verona, he was a goldsmith who founded a charitable society in Cremona which worked with pilgrims and the sick. It was called the Order of the Holy Spirit. He made pilgrimages on foot to Rome and to Santiago de Compostella.

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