St. Galgano Guidotti
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Patron: Tuscany; hermits; metallurgists
Birth: c. 1148
Death: December 3, 1181
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Saint Galgano Guidotti was an Italian knight who abandoned a life of violence and worldly ambition after receiving a profound call to conversion. Born near Siena, he withdrew to the solitary hill of Montesiepi, where he lived as a hermit in prayer and penance.
Galgano’s conversion became a lasting witness to the power of divine grace. At Montesiepi he dedicated himself to Christ and the Cross, and the hermitage associated with him later became a place of pilgrimage. He died in 1181.
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