St. Conrad of PiacenzaSt. Conrad of Piacenza (1290-1350) was born of a noble family in northern Italy and as a young man married Euphrosyne, daughter of a nobleman.

One day while hunting he ordered attendants to set fire to some brush in order to flush out the game. The fire spread to nearby fields and to a large forest. Conrad fled. An innocent peasant was imprisoned, tortured to confess and condemned to death. Conrad confessed his guilt, saved the man’s life and paid for the damaged property.

Soon after this event, Conrad and his wife agreed to separate: she to a Poor Clare monastery and he to a group of hermits following the Third Order Rule. His reputation for holiness, however, spread quickly. Since his many visitors destroyed his solitude, Conrad went to a more remote spot in Sicily where he lived 36 years as a hermit, praying for himself and for the rest of the world.

Prayer and penance were his answer to the temptations that beset him. Conrad died kneeling before a crucifix. He was canonized in 1625.

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  1. Please St. Conrad of Piacenza pray for me for God to forgive me my sins,make me to live a holy life and bless with a good husband soonest. Thank you for interceeding for me. St Conrad Of Piacenza pray for us.

  2. St. Conrad, please pray for the Holy Father to speaks out as for all Roman Catholic is responsible for their own soul to save with grace, That’s lawfully of the Holy Mother Church for any Tradtional Latin Mass of SSPV,SSPX and Blessed John XXIII to attend eith daily or holy days.
    There are so many Catholic of Novo Ordo rite is ex-commuicated because the mass of Novo ordo does not help many Catholic as living up to the laws to the Holy Mother Church.

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