Overview
- San Fidel de Sigmaringen, whose feast falls Friday, April 24, is remembered as a Capuchin priest and martyr.
- He was born in Sigmaringen, Germany, and began his career as a lawyer before choosing religious life.
- He entered the Capuchin Order, took the name Fidel, and devoted himself to preaching and missionary work.
- He was killed in Switzerland after refusing to renounce Catholic teaching, a death the Church recognizes as martyrdom.
- The Church beatified him in 1729 and canonized him in 1746, and many Catholics venerate him as the patron of lawyers.