Andrew Corsini
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Andrea Corsini (30 November 1302 – 6 January 1373 or 1374
Corsini led a wild and dissolute life until a rebuke from his mother moved him to go to the
Devotion to the late bishop became so profound after his death that miracles were reported at his tomb.[6] The longstanding and popular devotion to Corsini led to Pope Eugene IV confirming his beatification on 21 April 1440 and Pope Urban VIII canonizing him as a saint on 22 April 1629.[2][7]
Early life
Andrew Corsini was born in
He was wild in his youth; extravagance and vice were normal to him and it pained his devout mother. His parents severely rebuked him for his behavior, and he resolved to amend his ways and try to live up to their expectations. He went to the Carmelite monastery at the Santa Maria del Carmine church to consider what course to take and despite the entreaties of his dissolute friends, decided to become a friar.[9]
Carmelite friar
Corsini joined the
Bishop
On 13 October 1349,
He redoubled his austerities as bishop, wearing a
Corsini appointed two vicars to aid him in governing his diocese, and enforced discipline amongst the diocesan priests.[5] A number of miraculous healings were attributed to his intercession.[10]
It was reported that in 1372 or 1373, upon exhumation in 1385. The location of his burial was damaged in 1771 but his remains were left undisturbed.
Veneration
Miracles so multiplied at his death that
In 1675 after his
In 1702 or 1703 a statue in his honor was commissioned and placed along the colonnade in
See also
- Book of the First Monks
- Constitutions of the Carmelite Order
- Santa Maria del Carmine
- Carmelite Rite
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Fiesole
- Saint Andrew Corsini, patron saint archive
References
- ^ Sadliers' Catholic Directory, Almanac and Ordo. D. & J. Sadlier & Company. 1849. p. 38.
- ^ a b c "Saint Andrew Corsini". Saints SQPN. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ a b c Fiesole, Italy (1373) miracle hunter, 2015
- ^ The British Magazine and Monthly Register of Religious and Ecclesiastical Information, Parochial History, and Documents Respecting the State of the Poor, Progress of Education, Etc. J.G. & F. Rivington. 1843. p. 286.
- ^ a b c d "St. Andrew Corsini, Bishop (Feast)". Order of Carmelites. 9 January 2017. Archived from the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ a b c Campbell, Thomas (1907). "St. Andrew Corsini". The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ Weekly Orthodox Journal of Entertaining Christian Knowledge. W. E. Andrews. 1832. p. 175.
- ^ a b c Duffy, Patrick. "St Andrew Corsini (1302-73)", Catholic Ireland, 4 February, 2012
- ^ a b c "St. Andrew Corsini", Faith ND
- ^ a b "Saint Andrew Corsini", Sanctoral
- ^ And today we celebrate... Thursday January 9 Saint Andrew Corsini a father to the poor aleteia.org, Silas Henderson
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Campbell, Thomas Joseph (1913). "St. Andrew Corsini". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
Further reading
- Attwater, Donald and Catherine Rachel John. The Penguin Dictionary of Saints. 3rd edition. New York: Penguin Books, 1993. ISBN 0-14-051312-4.