Bl. Hugolinus of Gualdo Cattaneo

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Born: c.1200 in Gualdo Cattaneo, Italy

Died: 1 January 1260 in Gualdo Cattaneo, Italy of natural causes

Beatified: 12 March 1919 by Pope Benedict XV (cultus confirmed)

Patronage: Gualdo Cattaneo, Italy

Also known as Hugo Linus a Gualdo Captaneorum, Hugo Linus of Gualdo, Ugolino de Gualdo

Augustinian hermit as a young man. With Blessed Angelus of Foligno, he founded a monastery in Gualdo Cattaneo, Italy in 1258, and served his remaining years as the prior of the house. For many years there was fellowship named for him, but it dissolved in 1568.