Humilis of Bisignano
Saint Humilis of Bisignano O.F.M. | |
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Franciscan Order) | |
Beatified | 29 January 1882, Rome, Kingdom of Italy, by Pope Leo XIII |
Canonized | 19 May 2002, Vatican City, by Pope John Paul II |
Major shrine | Convento di Riforma, Bisignano, Cosenza, Italy |
Feast | 27 November |
Humilis of Bisignano (
Life
He was born Luca Antonio Pirozzo in 1582 in the city of
About the age of 18, Pirozzo felt called to enter a religious order, but, for various reasons, did not do so until 1609. In that year, aged 27, he felt called to enter the Reformed Friars Minor, a branch of the Order following a more severe way of life, who had a community at the medieval Convento di Riforma (Friary of the Reform) in his city. He was admitted that same year as a lay brother into the novitiate of those friars which was located at Mesoraca in the Province of Crotone, at which time he received the religious habit and was given the name by which he is known. After overcoming various difficulties during that year of probation, he was allowed to profess religious vows as a full member of the Order on 4 September 1610.[2]
Humilis had been known to experience religious ecstasy since his childhood. After his admission to the Friars Minor, he was assigned the various domestic tasks entrusted to the lay brothers among the friars. His superiors in the Order also repeatedly subjected him to many tasks and challenges to determine his character and the validity of these supernatural experiences. Although illiterate, he was found able to explain clearly some of the deepest doctrines of the Catholic faith to officials of the church, even the Inquisitor of the kingdom.[2]
Known for his gentleness and innocence of mind, Humilis came to earn the great respect of his fellow friars. He was chosen by
Humilis returned to his native city many years later, where he died in 1637. He was interred in the cemetery of the friars at the friary in his native city.
Veneration
The cause for Humilis'
References
- ^ Homily of John Paul II
- ^ a b c d "Umile da Bisignano". Vatican News Service.
- ^ Index ac status causarum beatificationis servorum dei et canonizationis beatorum (in Latin). Typis polyglottis vaticanis. January 1953. p. 95.
- ^ Saint Humilis of Bisignano at Patron Saints Index
External links
- (in Italian) Site sur San Umile