Simon of Cascia

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name=Simon of Cascia
birth_date=c. 1295
death_date=2 February 1348
feast_day=16 February
venerated_in=Roman Catholic Church


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caption=Simon of Cascia and Rita of Cascia with Mary and the Child Jesus, by Pier Paolo Agabiti
birth_place=Cascia, Italy
death_place=Florence, Italy
titles=Ascetic
beatified_date=1833
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beatified_by=Pope Gregory XVI
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Blessed Simon of Cascia (or Simeone Fidati) (c. 1295 — 1348) was an ascetic and preacher from Cascia, Italy. He entered the Order of Augustinian Hermits at a young age, where he was known as a model of monastic virtue and for his learning. He was a brilliant preacher, and gave sermons in many places, including Perugia, Bologna, Siena, and Florence. He also worked to reform those involved in prostitution, converting many and founding a "house of penance" for them. In Florence, he founded a woman's convent. Simon was beatified by Pope Gregory XVI in 1833.

Works

Published

*"De gestis Christis"
*"Expositio super evangelia"
*"De beata Virgine"

Unpublished

*"De cognitione peccati"
*"Expositio symboli"
*"De speculo crucis"
*"De conflictu christiano"
*"De vita christiana"
*"De doctrina christiana"

External links

* [http://www.midwestaugustinians.org/saints/s_simoncascia.html Life of Simon of Cascia (Augustinians of the Midwest)]
* [http://www.osa-west.org/blessedsimonfidatiofcascia.html Blessed Simon Fidati of Cascia]