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Ordained in 1710 in the diocese
of Vercelli. Parish priest for six years. He was offered a position of
authority in the diocese, but declined, and on 24 May 1716 he became a
novice in the Capuchins of Turin, taking the name Ignatius, and beginning
54 years of service in the Order. He was under the direction of a novice
half his age, which Father Ignatius accepted with humility. In 1717 he was
assigned to the convent at Saluzzo, and served as sacristan. Novice master
at Chieri. Sacristan at Capuchin Hill, Turin in 1723, a convent with 87
priests. Novice master at Mondovi from 1731 to 1744. An eye illness forced
him to give up the position for nearly two years.
When he recovered he became head chaplain of the armies of the King of
Piedmont who were fighting invading Franco-Hispanic forces. He was noted
for his work in the field as minister, and with the injured. After the war
he returned to life at Capuchin Hill where he served as confessor and
religious instructor to lay brothers. In his later years he spent his days
visiting the sick and the poor of Turin, and ministering to the thousands
that came daily to Capuchin Hill for his blessing. On 20 December 2001 a
second miracle attributed to Blessed Ignazio's intervention was decreed by
the Congregation and approved by Pope John Paul II.
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