Simon of Cascia

Blessed Simon of Cascia (or Simeone Fidati) (c. 1295 — 1348) was an ascetic and preacher from Cascia, Italy. He entered the Order of Augustinian Hermits at a young age, where he was known as a model of monastic virtue and for his learning. He was a brilliant preacher, and gave sermons in many places, including Perugia, Bologna, Siena, and Florence. He also worked to reform those involved in prostitution, converting many and founding a "house of penance" for them. In Florence, he founded a woman's convent. Simon was beatified by Pope Gregory XVI in 1833.
==Works==
===Published===
*De gestis Christis
*Expositio super evangelia
*De beata Virgine
===Unpublished===
*De cognitione peccati
*Expositio symboli
*De speculo crucis
*De conflictu christiano
*De vita christiana
*De doctrina christiana
==External links==
*Life of Simon of Cascia (Augustinians of the Midwest)
*Blessed Simon Fidati of Cascia
Category:1348 deaths
Category:Augustinian friars
Category:Beatified people
Category:14th-century venerated Christians
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