Luchesius Modestini
Luchesius Modestini, TOSF (also Luchesio, Lucchese, Lucesio, Lucio, or Luchesius of Poggibonsi) (c. 1180 - 1260) is honored by tradition within the Franciscan Order as being, along with his wife, Buonadonna de' Segni, the first members of the Franciscan Order of Penance, most commonly referred to as the Third Order of St. Francis. He is honored in the Roman Catholic church as a Blessed.
Blessed Luchesius of Poggibonsi, TOSF | |
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| The first Franciscan tertiary | |
| Born | ca 1180 Gaggiano, March of Tuscany, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | April 28, 1260 Poggibonsi, March of Tuscany, Holy Roman Empire |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 1274 (cultus approved) by Pope Gregory X |
| Major shrine | Poggibonsi, Siena, Italy |
| Feast | April 28 |
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