Andrew Corsini | |
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| Bishop of Fiesole | |
 San Andrew Corsini in preghiera - Guido Reni (1630-1635). | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Fiesole |
| See | Fiesole |
| Appointed | 13 October 1349 |
| Installed | c. 1350 |
| Term ended | 6 January 1373 |
| Predecessor | Fulgino Carboni |
| Successor | Neri Corsini |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1328 by Francesco Silvestri |
| Consecration | c. 1350 by Angelo Acciaioli |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrea Corsini 30 November 1302 |
| Died | 6 January 1373 (aged 70) Fiesole, Republic of Florence |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 6 January[1] 9 January (Carmelites) |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 21 April 1440 Rome, Papal States by Pope Eugene IV |
| Canonized | 22 April 1629 Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome, Papal States by Pope Urban VIII |
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| Shrines | Santa Maria del Carmine |
Andrea Corsini (30 November 1302 – 6 January 1373 or 1374[2][3]) was an Italian Catholic prelate and professed member from the Carmelites who served as the Bishop of Fiesole from 1349 until his death.[4]
Corsini led a wild and dissolute life until a rebuke from his mother moved him to go to the Santa Maria del Carmine church where he resolved to join the Carmelites as a priest and friar. He exercised various roles in the order, until reluctantly he accepted his episcopal position. In order to accept that position, he imposed greater mortifications upon himself than that required by the order, and dedicated himself to the plight of the poor.[5]
Devotion to the late bishop became so profound after his death that miracles were reported at his tomb.[6] The longstanding and popular devotion to Corsini led to Pope Eugene IV confirming his beatification on 21 April 1440 and Pope Urban VIII canonizing him as a saint on 22 April 1629.[2][7]
- ^ Sadliers' Catholic Directory, Almanac and Ordo. D. & J. Sadlier & Company. 1849. p. 38.
- ^ a b "Saint Andrew Corsini". Saints SQPN. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ Fiesole, Italy (1373) miracle hunter, 2015
- ^ The British Magazine and Monthly Register of Religious and Ecclesiastical Information, Parochial History, and Documents Respecting the State of the Poor, Progress of Education, Etc. J.G. & F. Rivington. 1843. p. 286.
- ^ "St. Andrew Corsini, Bishop (Feast)". Order of Carmelites. 9 January 2017. Archived from the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
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BLwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Weekly Orthodox Journal of Entertaining Christian Knowledge. W. E. Andrews. 1832. p. 175.