Andrea da Segni

Andrea dei Conti (1240 – 1 February 1302) was an Italian Franciscan who was born as a member of the noble house of Conti di Segni.

The priest was best known for his humble life of solitude in which he was subjected to demonic visions and attacks though his faith in God saw him emerge time and time again as the victor. He lived his life in a small grotto in the Apennines.

Conti was the paternal nephew of Pope Alexander IV and is reported to be the maternal uncle or cousin - though related in some form - of Pope Boniface VIII in addition to being both the ancestor of Pope Innocent XIII and medieval pontiffs Pope Innocent III and Pope Gregory IX; he was also related to a total of five Italian cardinals from his noble stock. His descendant Innocent XIII approved the Franciscan's beatification on 11 December 1724.

Life Andrea dei Conti was born into the noble house of Conti di Segni in 1240 in Anagni to Stefano - the brother of Pope Alexander IV. His sister was the mother of Pope Boniface VIII or he and his sister were the future pontiff's cousins.