Isnardo da Chiampo
Isnardo da Chiampo, OP (d. 19 March 1244) was an Italian Catholic priest and professed member in the Order of Preachers.
He studied in Bologna (where Dominic of Osma himself received him into his order) and in Milan before preaching in northern Italian cities such as Brescia and Bergamo following his ordination. He settled in Pavia in 1231 where he founded a convent and would remain there preaching against heretics until his death over a decade later.
His reputation for holiness had been known throughout his life to the point it had extended into France; efforts to see him proclaimed a saint did not come to fruition until Pope Benedict XV beatified him on the account of his "cultus" (or longstanding veneration) on 12 March 1919.
Patron saint of Chiampo
In the Martyrology
- March 19 Blessed Isnardo da Chiampo, Dominican priest