The Uncorrupted Flesh

Daniele d'Ungrispach was a successful and wealthy man. He also had a very spiritual and generous nature. Later in life he joined the monastery of San Mattia on the island of Murano, while still maintaining some business in support of the monks. One night, in 1411, Daniele was followed home to the monastery by three “assassins” who strangled him to death and robbed him. He was subsequently buried at San Mattia. The Camaldolese Fathers considered him a “martyr of charity.” In 1435 the tomb of the nobles of San Mattia was opened and the body of Daniele d’Ungrispach was found "lively in color and from which a very sweet smell exhales, unlike the others found dead and corroded." The fragranc...View all