the poor and offer an alternative to usurers (who charged high interest rates). It later became the Banco di Napoli. Cajetan died in Naples on 7 August 1547. His remains are in the church of San Paolo Maggiore in Naples; outside the church is Piazza San Gaetano, with a statue. Veneration He was beatified on 8 October 1629 by Pope Urban VIII. On 12 April 1671 Cajetan was canonized. Saint Cajetan's feast day is celebrated on 7 August. Jesuit missionary Eusebio Kino in 1691 established the mission San Cayetano de Tumacácori in honor of Cajetan. It is now Tumacacori National Historical Park in Arizona. He is known as the patron saint of Argentina, the unemployed, gamblers, document controllers, and good fortune. He was a spiritual aspirant in the mould of St. Francis of Assisi who gave up his riches for leading a life of Christian piety. Fully committed and dedicated as one who practiced total renunciation of material riches would be, he was unwavering in his pursuit of the spiritual goals he had set for completion and never allowed himself to be distracted from realizing them. To the end, he was immersed in his work; and, after being made the patron saint of the unemployed, he meets, fully and favourably, the hopes and aspirations of those searching for work. See also Theatines Sant'Andrea della Valle References External links "Pope Francis' Message for the Feast of Saint Cajetan", Zenit, August 7, 2013 Colonnade Statue in St Peter's Square Founder Statue in St Peter's Basilica 1480 births 1547 deaths People from Vicenza Founders of Catholic religious communities Catholicism in Argentina Christianity in Buenos Aires Thiene, Cajetan Count of 16th-century Italian lawyers 16th-century Italian Roman Catholic priests Theatines Beatifications by Pope Urban VIII Canonizations by Pope Clement X