Deaths on August 7

Saint Cajetan

Died on August 7, 1547

Saint Cajetan, Italian priest and saint (b. 1480)

Gaetano dei Conti di Thiene (6 October 1480 – 7 August 1547), known as Saint Cajetan (), was an Italian Catholic priest and religious reformer, co-founder of the Theatines. He is recognised as a saint in the Catholic Church, and his feast day is 7 August.

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Events on 1547

8 Jan

Catechism of Martynas Mažvydas
The first Lithuanian-language book, Simple Words of Catechism, is published in Königsberg.
28 Jan

Edward VI of England
Henry VIII dies. His nine-year-old son, Edward VI, becomes king.