Domenico Spadafora

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Blessed Domenico Spadafora O.P.
Painting.
Priest
Born	1450 Randazzo, Kingdom of Sicily
Died	21 December 1521 (aged 71) Monte Cerignone, Kingdom of Sicily
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Beatified	14 January 1921, Saint Peter's Basilica, Kingdom of Italy by Pope Benedict XV
Feast	10 September (Monte Cerignone) 21 December
Attributes	Dominican habit
Patronage	Monte Cerignone

Domenico Spadafora (1450 – 21 December 1521) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Order of Preachers.^[1] Spadafora was a noted evangelist and attracted countless to the Dominican fold while also converting the hearts of others who led dissolute lives.^[2] He is best known for being the first superior of a church he oversaw construction of in Monte Cerignone after receiving the papal approval of Pope Alexander VI to commence such work.

Spadaforo received beatification from Pope Benedict XV in 1921 after the pontiff confirmed the late priest's 'cultus' (or popular and widespread devotion) as being enduring.^{[citation needed]}