Saints celebrated on the 11th of June
BLESSED STEPHEN BANDELLO
Stephen (Stephanus), surnamed Bandello, died in A.D. 1450 at Saluzzo in Lombardy, after he had done much good through a zealous and godly life and through his fiery preaching. He also had the reputation of a miracle worker. The Bollandists* list him among the Praetermissi; the in the Martyrology of the Dominicans he is called "blessed."
Blessed Stephen is also commemorated on June 7.
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 380)
*A hagiography source used by the authors
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of the blessed Stephen may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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