Antonio Lucci

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Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City
by Pope John Paul II
Attributes
  • Franciscan habit
  • Episcopal attire

Antonio Lucci (2 August 1682 – 25 July 1752), born Angelo Nicola Lucci, was an

Roman Catholic professed member from the Order of Friars Minor Conventual (the "Franciscans") and served as the Bishop of Bovino from 1729 until his death.[1][2]

The beatification cause started on 5 December 1764 under

Saint Peter's Square
.

Life

Angelo Nicola Lucci was born on 2 August 1682 to the cobbler and coppersmith Francesco Lucci and his wife, Angela Paolantonio.[1]

He attended the local school that the Franciscans managed and later joined them in 1698. Lucci made his solemn profession in 1698 in the religious name of "Antonio".[3]

He completed his studies for the

doctorate in theological studies and appointments as a professor in Agnone as well as at the Franciscan school in Ravello (from 1709 to 1712) and at the Franciscan school of San Lorenzo in Naples (from 1713 to 1718).[1] He also served as guardian of the convent
in Naples.

Lucci was elected as the

Saint Peter's Basilica
.

Lucci had a reputation for being reserved but his episcopate was marked with frequent visits to his local parishes in the diocese as well as a renewal of

Minister General
for his order requested he write a hagiographical account in 1740 and so he wrote a major book about the Franciscan saints and blesseds in the first two centuries.

Lucci studied with, and was a close friend of

Alphonsus Maria de' Liguori
wrote of Lucci and heaped great praise upon him.

Lucci died in of a high fever in mid-1752 and his remains were interred in the Bovino Cathedral.[1]

Beatification

The cause commenced under

Venerable on 13 June 1847.[4]

The informative process for the miracle needed for beatification spanned from 1779 until 1780 and received validation in Rome from the

The current postulator for this cause is Fra Angelo Paleri.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Blessed Antonio Lucci". Saints SQPN. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Blessed Antonio Lucci". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Antonio Lucci", Dicastero delle Cause dei Santi
  4. ^ Index ac status causarum beatificationis servorum dei et canonizationis beatorum (in Latin). Typis polyglottis vaticanis. January 1953. p. 24.
  5. ^ "Beatifications by Pope John Paul II, 1979-2000", Vatican News Service

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