Blessed Ranieri Rasini
Also known as
- Ranieri of Aretino
- Ranieri of Arezzo
- Ranieri of Borgo
- Ranieri of Sansepolcro
- Raniero…
- Ranier…
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Franciscan Friar Minor who served as his convent porter and beggar in Borgo San Sepolcro (modern Sansepolcro), Italy. He was known for his humility, poverty, patience and service to the poor.
Among the miracles attributed to him was the resurrection from the dead of two children, which led to his patronage of women in labour who sought his protection for their new children. In 2004, on the 700th anniversary of his death, the bell in the tower of the San Francesco church was dedicated to Ranier, and it is rung each time there is a birth in the town.
Born
- c.1250 in Sansepolcro, Umbria, Italy
- 1 November 1304 in Sansepolcro, Umbria, Italy of natural causes
- embalmed (unusual for the day) and interred in the crypt of the church of San Francesco in Sansepolcro
- popular devotion among the poor of Sansepolcro, Italy began immediately upon his death
- the city council of Sansepolcro soon after had an altar erected in his honour in the local church of San Francesco, and began collecting testimonies of miracles attributed to his intercession
- 18 December 1802 by Pope Pius VII (cultus confirmation)
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Ranieri Rasini“. CatholicSaints.Info. 5 February 2019. Web. 5 August 2020. <>