Charles of Sezze | |
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Religious | |
Born | Sezze, Papal States | 19 October 1613
Died | 6 January 1670 Rome, Papal States | (aged 56)
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 22 January 1882, Saint Peter's Basilica, Kingdom of Italy by Pope Leo XIII |
Canonized | 12 April 1959, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John XXIII |
Major shrine | San Francesco a Ripa, Rome, Italy |
Feast | 6 January |
Attributes | Franciscan habit |
Patronage |
Charles of Sezze (19 October 1613 – 6 January 1670) - born Giancarlo Marchioni - was an Italian professed religious from the Order of Friars Minor.[1] He became a religious despite the opposition of his parents who wanted him to become a priest and he led an austere life doing menial tasks such as acting as a porter and gardener; he was also a noted writer. He was also held in high esteem across the Lazio region with noble families like the Colonna and Orsini praising him and seeking his counsel as did popes such as Innocent X and Clement IX.[2][3]
His beatification was celebrated in 1882 while Pope Pius XII approved his canonization in 1958; but the pope died before he could canonize the friar so his successor Pope John XXIII did so on 12 April 1959.[4]
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