Henry of Treviso
Italian hermit
About Henry of Treviso
Lived 1250 – 1315 (aged 64–65).
Henry of Treviso (; ) (died 1315), also known as Henry of Bolzano or Blessed Rigo, was a lay pilgrim and holy man, a German from Bolzano (Bozen), who established himself in Treviso after the death of his wife and son. There he lived in extreme poverty, subsisting on alms, the excess of which he distributed among the poor.
His death was accompanied by "a popular outpouring of emotion" and he was declared the patron saint of Treviso as early as 1316, just one year after his death. In 1317 the commune tried and failed to obtain official ecclesiastical sanction for Henry’s cult. He was beatified in 1750 by Pope Benedict XIV. A Trevisan priest, Count Rambaldo degli Azzoni Avogari, published a hagiography of him in 1760.
The first novel of the second day of the Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio cites Henry's death in Treviso and the miracles occurred around his venerated body.
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Who was Henry of Treviso?
Italian hermit
When was Henry of Treviso born?
Henry of Treviso was born in 1250 in Bolzano.
When did Henry of Treviso die?
Henry of Treviso died on 10 June 1315 in Treviso.
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