Sylvester Gozzolini
Saint Sylvester Guzzolini | |
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Priest | |
Born | 1177 Osimo, Papal States |
Died | 26 November 1267 (aged 90) Fabriano, Papal States |
Venerated in | Catholic Church |
Beatified | 1267/69 by Pope Clement IV |
Canonized | 1598, Rome, Papal States by Pope Clement VIII |
Major shrine | Chiesa di Monte Fano |
Feast | 26 November[1] |
Patronage | Silvestrini |
Silvestro Guzzolini (1177 – 26 November 1267) was an Italian
His beatification was confirmed in the 1260s after his death in 1267, and he was later canonized in 1598 as a saint.[2][4]
Life
Silvestro Guzzolini was born to Gislerio and Bianca Guzzolini in
On his return home in 1208 it is said that his father—angered at his change of purpose —refused to speak to him for ten years.
The prelate threatened to strip him of his position, but Guzzolini decided to leave the world when, while presiding over a funeral, he saw the corpse of one who had once been noted for their looks.[4] He retired to a deserted place far from Osimo in 1227 and lived there in strict poverty until the owner of the land, the nobleman Corrado, recognized him and offered him a better site for his hermitage. The damp drove him from that place, and he established himself next at Grotta Fucile where he later built a convent for his future religious order. In this place his penances were most severe, for he lived on raw herbs and water and slept on the bare ground.[5][3] He may have been inspired by saint Bonfilius, a hermit who originally had also come from Osimo and lived his final years in a hermitage close to Filottrano.[6] Sylvester later build one of the first monasteries in his name close to this hermitage and likely also wrote the first biography of Bonfilius.[7]
Disciples flocked to him seeking his direction and it became vital for him to choose a Rule. His fame worried
On 27 June 1248, he obtained from
Sainthood
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The account of his miracles and the growth of his "cultus" (or longstanding veneration) can be found in Bolzonetti.
See also
References
- ^ "St. Sylvester Gozzolini". catholic.org.
- ^ a b c d "Saint Sylvester Gozzolini". Saints SQPN. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Webster, Douglas Raymund (1912). "St. Sylvester Gozzolini". The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. XIV. Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "San Silvestro Guzzolini". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ a b c d Alban Butler (12 January 2023). "Lives of the Saints".
- ^ Parolin, Pietro (3 June 2017). "ST SYLVESTER THE RELEVANCE OF A CHARISM". Symposium Held at Fabriano Monastery of St Sylvester.
- ^ Nicolini, Ugolino (1971). "BONFIGLIO, santo". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Vol. 12. Retrieved 1 December 2022 – via Treccani.
- ^ Calendarium Romanum, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 1969, p. 147
- ^ "St. Sylvester Gozzolini". Catholic Online. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
External links
Media related to Sylvester Gozzolini at Wikimedia Commons
- Saints SQPN
- Catholic Online