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Also known as

• Andrew Gallerani
• Andrew de’Gallerani
• Andre d’Gallerani

Memorial

• 19 March
• 20 June (Siena, Italy)

Profile

Born to the nobility, he was a distinguished soldier. Exiled for killing a blasphemer with his sword, Andrea devoted the rest of his life to penitential acts of mercy. When he was allowed to return home to Siena, Italy, he founded a hospital and the Frati della Misericordia (Brothers of Mercy) to serve there; the Brothers wore a cloak bearing a cross and the letter “M”; their association died out in 1308.

Born

• 13th century Siena, Italy

Died

• 19 March 1251in Siena, Italy of natural causes

Beatified

• 13 May 1798 by Pope Pius VI (cultus confirmation)

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Andrea Gallerani“. CatholicSaints.Info. 8 April 2020. Web. 27 January 2021. <>