Francesco Maria da Camporosso

Saint

Francesco Maria da Camporosso

O.F.M. Cap.
Religious
Born(1804-12-27)27 December 1804
Camporosso, Liguria, Kingdom of Sardinia
Died17 September 1866(1866-09-17) (aged 61)
Genoa, Kingdom of Italy
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified30 June 1929, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Pius XI
Canonized9 December 1962, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope John XXIII
Feast19 September
AttributesCapuchin habit
PatronageCamporosso

Francesco Maria da Camporosso (27 December 1804 - 17 September 1866) - born Giovanni Croese - was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious from the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.[1] Croese became a beggar in Genoa where he sought alms from people and was at first heckled and assaulted before his reputation for personal holiness spread which prompted people to come and see him.[2]

The cause for his sainthood commenced on 9 August 1896 under Pope Leo XIII while Pope Pius XI titled him as Venerable on 18 December 1922 and later beatified him on 30 June 1929. Pope John XXIII canonized him as a saint on 9 December 1962 inside Saint Peter's Basilica.[3]

  1. ^ "Saint Francis Mary of Camporosso". Capuchin Friars Australia. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Francis Mary of Camporosso". Roman Catholic Saints. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Saint Francesco Maria da Camporosso (Giovanni Croese)". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 3 October 2016.