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Also known as: Ignazio da
Santhia; Maurice Belvisotti; Lorenzo Maurizio Belvisotti; Lawrence
Belvisotti
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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.
Born: 1686 in Piedmont, Italy as Maurice Belvisotti
Died: 22 September 1770 of natural causes in Turin, Italy
Beatified: 17 April 1966 by Pope Paul VI at Rome, Italy
Canonized: 19 May 2002 by Pope John Paul II at Rome, Italy
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