Sub-Saharan Africa, 19 February, 2024 / 11:15 am (ACI Africa).
Conrad was born into a noble family in northern Italy. He married the daughter of a nobleman, Euphrosyne.
One day, while he was hunting, Conrad ordered his attendants to make a fire. The wind carried the flames, which set fire to nearby fields, forests, towns and villages. Upon seeing this, Conrad ran away in fear.
Because he ran, an innocent man was convicted for spreading the fire and was condemned to death as punishment.
Upon hearing of this, Conrad stepped forth to accept the blame, saving the innocent man's life. He paid for the damaged property and he and his wife gave everything they owned to the poor in recompense.
Conrad then left to join a group of Franciscan hermits, and his wife joined the Poor Clares.
