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Saint Cajetan
Sign in to saveAlso known as saint Gaétan de Thiene, Cajetan von Thiene, Gaetano dei Conti di Tiene, Gaetano, Saint Tiene, Caietanus Thienaeus, Kajetan z Thieny, saint Gaetan de Thiene, Gaetano dei Conti di Thiene
(1480–1547) Founder of the Theatines
Key facts
- Born
- October 1480, Vicenza , Republic of Venice (now Veneto , Italy)
- Died
- 7 August 1547 (1547-08-07) (aged 66), Naples , Kingdom of Naples (now Campania , Italy)
- Venerated in
- Catholic Church
- Beatified
- 8 October 1629, Saint Peter's Basilica , Papal States by Pope Urban VIII
- Canonized
- 12 April 1671, Saint Peter's Basilica, Papal States by Pope Clement X
- Major shrine
- San Paolo Maggiore, Naples , Italy
- Feast
- 7 August
- Attributes
- priest's attire, stole, missal
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gaetano
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of Venice
- Place of birth
- Vicenza
- Place of death
- Naples
- Occupation
- diplomat
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Noble title
- count
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Both Laws
- Field of work
- Christianity
- Image
- Iglesia de San Millán y San Cayetano (Madrid) 02b.jpg
- Religious order
- Theatines
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- Commons category
- Saint Cajetan
- date of birth
- 1480-01-01
- date of death
- 1547-08-07
- feast day
- August 8
- canonization status
- Catholic saint
- name in native language
- Gaetano Thiene
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- P8168
- Nova Vas
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Encyclopedic overview
Gaetano dei Conti di Thiene CR (October 1480 – 7 August 1547), known in English as Saint Cajetan (/ˈkædʒətən/ KAJ-ə-tən), was an Italian Catholic priest and religious reformer, co-founder of the Theatines. He is recognised as a saint in the Catholic Church, and his feast day is 7 August.
Life
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