Gaetano Errico
Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II | |
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| Canonized | 12 October 2008, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope Benedict XVI |
| Feast | 29 October |
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| Patronage | Missionari dei Sacri Cuori di Gesù e Maria |
Gaetano Errico, MSSCC (19 October 1791 – 29 October 1860) was an Italian Catholic priest from Naples and the founder of the Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary.[1][2][3]
Errico was born to devout and hardworking parents whose income was modest but sufficient for him to do his ecclesial studies in Naples.
Errico became better known for having had a
His canonization cause was introduced under
Life
Gaetano Errico was born on 19 October 1791 in
His mother once took him as a child to the
Errico first felt compelled to enter the priesthood after he turned fourteen and he received permission from his parents to pursue that vocation. He had his sights set on either entering the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (since two cousins were friars) or the Redemptorists, however, both rejected his application on the basis of his age.
He received his
Around the beginning of 1833, he built a small house for himself and a companion (and left his parents' home); it was close to that church so that he could tend to its needs. His companion was not a priest but helped maintain the church.
Errico died in his hometown on 29 October 1860 at 10:00 am due to a
Sainthood
Diocesan process and heroic virtues
The beatification process commenced in Naples in an informative process tasked to collect evidence and documentation on Errico's life and possible prospects for being proclaimed a saint. The introduction of the cause came on 18 December 1884 under
Errico became titled as
Beatification
The process for the investigation of a miracle both opened and concluded in 1999 and received validation from C.C.S. officials in Rome on 10 December 1999. The healing believed to be a miracle was deemed to be a legitimate miracle on 24 April 2000 at the behest of Pope John Paul II who in a decree confirmed that Errico could be beatified on that basis. The miracle in question was the healing of Caccioppoli Salvatore who had a perforated stomach wall; his wife put a relic under his pillow and his health improved at a quick pace. This illness was first noted during the morning on 9 January 1952 and Salvatore healed in the hospital a short while later.[1]
John Paul II beatified Errico on 14 April 2002.
Canonization
The process for the investigation of the miracle required for canonization opened in Naples on 10 November 2004 and concluded its business on 10 October 2005 prior to it being validated in 2006. It received the papal approval of Pope Benedict XVI in mid-2007 in which he acknowledged the 2003 healing of Anna Russo (who hailed from Errico's hometown). The date for the canonization was announced on 1 March 2008.
On 12 October 2008 he was proclaimed to be a saint of the Roman Catholic Church during a Mass held in
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Saint Gaetano Errico". Saints SQPN. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Gaetano Errico". Holy See. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g "St. Gaetano Errico". Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d "San Gaetano Errico". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
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