Mariano Arciero

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Roman Catholic Church
Beatified	24 June 2012, Contursi Terme, Italy by Cardinal Angelo Amato
Feast	16 February

Mariano Arciero (26 February 1707 – 16 February 1788) was an Italian

evangelization. His beatification was celebrated on 24 June 2012.^[1]

Life

Mariano Arciero was born in

Mother of God whom he called "Mamma bella".^[1]

The parish priest Emanuele Parisio took him under his personal care for educational purposes. Parisio instructed him and requested that he teach

ordained

to the priesthood on 22 December 1731.

Arciero soon became a model for his fellow priests: he was active in all charitable acts and visited hospitals and other places to be with his people for his pastoral mission. Gennaro Fortunato, the

Bishop of Cassano, desired that Arciero be in his diocese. Arciero devoted himself to the education of children and was known for astonishing conversions. He spent hours teaching catechism to children as well as preaching. To that end he was known as the "Apostle of Calabria" due to his tireless apostolate.^[1] The bishop also named him as the first parish priest for Altomonte and then for the Annunciation church (under construction at the time) in Maratea

. The death of Fortunato in 1751 prompted Arciero to return to Naples.

In 1768 he was named as the

spiritual director for a diocesan congregation for the supervision of priests. He was later named as the director, at the instance of Cardinal Antonio Sersale. Arciero spent much time in contemplation of the Eucharist

and was known for his frugal manner of living. His dress habits were kept to a minimum and he slept and ate little.

Arciero died on 16 February 1788 at 4:00 pm after suffering from ill health. Following his death Mary Frances of the Five Wounds said that she saw the angels guide his soul to Heaven. His remains were kept in state for just under a week to accommodate the long stream of Neapolitans who came to see him. The remains were later moved on 15 October 1950 to his hometown to the Santa Maria degli Angeli church. Arciero's remains were exhumed in that church on 28 January 2012 for canonical inspection and for the collection of relics. The reconnaissance – lasting about six hours – found most of the skeleton with the skullcap. Hair was found in addition to 25 teeth, with two of those teeth still attached to the jaw. Pieces of his cassock were found as was a single button.

Beatification

The beatification process opened on 24 April 1830 under

Venerable on 14 August 1854.^[2]

The miracle required for his beatification (a healing medicine and science fail to explain) was investigated from 11 February 1953 until 17 November 1954 in

Congregation for the Causes of Saints – to preside over the beatification. This was held in Terme on 24 June 2012.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Beato Mariano Arciero". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c Index ac status causarum beatificationis servorum dei et canonizationis beatorum (in Latin). Typis polyglottis vaticanis. January 1953. p. 170.

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