Marco da Montegallo
BlessedMarch 19 · 1425–1496
Marco da Montegallo (1425, Montegallo — 1496, Vicenza) — Blessed, physician. Feast day: 19 March.
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Marco da Montegallo was a 15th-century Italian physician and Franciscan friar born in Montegallo. After practicing medicine in Ascoli Piceno, he entered the religious life following the annulment of a marriage he had entered under parental pressure. He became a prominent preacher and a dedicated servant to the impoverished, eventually establishing charitable institutions to provide financial relief to those in need. He died in Vicenza in 1496 after falling ill during a period of Lenten fasting.

