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Also known as: Apostle of
Lecce
Profile
Italian nobility. Studied law and medicine at Bologna, receiving a law
degree in 1556. Mayor of Felizzano, Italy. Judge. Chief tax collector in
Alesandria, Italy. Mayor of Cassine, Italy. Mayor of Castelleone, Italy.
Superintendent of the fiefs of the marquis of Naples.
Following a retreat, he became a Jesuit in 1564, priest in 1567. Novice
master in Naples, and then was sent to found a college in Lecce, a small
city in the south of Italy. He quickly became the most loved man in Lecce
due to his concern and charity. He made himself appear the receiver rather
than the giver, and the poor and galley slaves were his special concern.
One of the more interesting miracles attributed to him concerned his small
pitcher of wine which did not give out until everyone present had had
enough.
On his death bed, the city's magistrates formally requested that in the
next life he take the city under his patronage. Unable to speak, he
nodded, and died soon after, whispering the names of Jesus and Mary.
Born
1530
Died
1616 of natural causes
Canonized
1947 by Pope Pius XII
Patronage
Lecce Italy
source:
http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintb41.htm
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