Herculanus of Piegaro
Herculanus of Piegaro (died 1451) was an Italian Franciscan, beatified in 1860. He is commemorated on 2 June.
Born at Piegaro, he entered the Franciscan Convent of the Strict Observance at Sarteano, where he studied under Albert Berdini of Sarteano. He later accompanied Berdini on his travels to Jerusalem and Cairo as a diplomatic envoy of Pope Eugene IV.
After his ordination as a priest Herculanus lived for a time in seclusion and in prayer before he was sent out to preach, and he became one of the order's best preachers in the 15th century.
In the Martyrology
- May 28 Blessed Ercolano da Piegaro, Franciscan priest