Antonio Maria Pucci
Saint Peter's Basilica by Pope Pius XII | |
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Canonized | 9 December 1962, Saint Peter's Basilica by Pope John XXIII |
Feast | 12 January |
Antonio Maria Pucci (16 April 1819 - 12 January 1892) - born Eustachio Pucci - was an
He was beatified on 12 June 1952 under Pope Pius XII and was later made a saint on 9 December 1962[2] at the conclusion of the first session of the Second Vatican Council.[3]
Life
Eustace Pucci was born on 16 April 1819 to a poor sacristan as the second of seven children.[4]
He felt called to life in a
In 1843 he was assigned to serve in Viareggio at the parish church of Sant'Andrea and in 1846 was made its pastor. He went on to serve in the post for the next four decades until his death. He became known as il Curatino (the Little Parish Priest). He took geart care of the poor and the sick as well as the elderly. His labors were intensified by his response to two epidemics.[1][3] In 1853 he founded a school for the education of children and in the same year found the Holy Childhood Society for educational purposes. He also took the initiative in founding the first seaside hostel for sick and poor children in Viareggio.
On 6 January 1892 he celebrated
Sainthood
He was proclaimed a
References
- ^ a b c "Saint Antony Mary Pucci". Saints SQPN. 10 January 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ISBN 978-2-88011-194-6.
- ^ a b c d "Saint Antonio Maria Pucci". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ISBN 978-0-86012-250-0.
- ISBN 978-1-891280-44-3.
- ISBN 978-1-59471-920-2.
Sources
- Calabuig I. M. (editor), Sant'Antonio Maria Pucci, Facoltà Teologica Marianum, 2004
- Antonio Maria Pucci, Epistolario di s. Antonio M. Pucci osm (1847-1891), Vol. 1: 1847-1883, Facoltà Teologica Marianum, 2001
- Antonio Maria Pucci, Epistolario di s. Antonio M. Pucci osm, Vol. 2: 1883-1891, Facoltà Teologica Marianum, 2006
- Peretto E. (editor), Storia e profezia nella memoria di un frate santo. Atti del Convegno di studio nel primo centenario della morte di s. Antonio Pucci (Roma, 14-16 ottobre 1992), Facoltà Teologica Marianum, 1994