Contardo Ferrini

Contardo Ferrini (5 April 1859 – 17 October 1902) was a noted

An unconfirmed anecdote about Ferrini is that he was asked to attend a dinner party and, once there, found it tedious. His resort was to invite all the guests to join him in praying the rosary.

In 1900, Ferrini developed a heart lesion. In autumn 1902, in order to rest, he went to his country home in the village of Suna, Novara, (now part of the commune of Verbania, Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola), on the shores of Lake Maggiore. While there, he became ill with typhus. He died at age forty-three on 17 October 1902. Residents of Suna immediately declared him a saint. His colleagues at the University of Pavia wrote letters in which he was described as a saint.^[4]

Veneration

In 1909

Ferrini is the patron saint of schools, colleges, universities, professors and Homeric scholarship.^[6]

Works

• Manuale di Pandette (in Italian). Milano: Società Editrice Libraria. 1904.

Quotes

"Our life must reach out towards the Infinite, and from that source we must draw whatever we can expect of merit and dignity."

"If on any particular day we do nothing more than give a little joy to a neighbor, that day will not be wasted. For we have succeeded in giving comfort to an immortal soul."

"If the way that leads to Jesus' Heart is arduous and long, have one look at the heart of this Mother, and you will have courage!"

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