Blessed Bishop Giovanni Giovenale Ancina | |
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| Bishop of Saluzzo | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Saluzzo |
| See | Saluzzo |
| Appointed | 26 August 1602 |
| Installed | 6 March 1603 |
| Term ended | 30 August 1604 |
| Predecessor | Antonio Pichot |
| Successor | Ottavio Viale |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 9 June 1582 |
| Consecration | 1 September 1602 by Camillo Borghese |
| Rank | Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Giovanni Giovenale Ancina 19 October 1545 |
| Died | 30 August 1604 (aged 58) Saluzzo, Duchy of Savoy |
| Buried | 2 September 1604 |
| Alma mater | |
| Motto | Pro ecclesia sua laborantem Episcopum decet mortem appetere ("It befits a bishop to draw near to death working on behalf of his church") |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 30 August |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 9 February 1890 Saint Peter's Basilica, Kingdom of Italy by Pope Leo XIII |
| Attributes | Episcopal attire |
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Giovanni Giovenale Ancina (19 October 1545 – 30 August 1604) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Saluzzo and was a professed member from the Oratorians.[1][2] The bishop was also a scholar and music composer and was also known for being a noted orator. He served in the Oratorians as a simple priest for around two decades prior to his episcopal appointment which he attempted to elude for five months before submitting to Pope Clement VIII and accepting the papal appointment. He entered his diocese several months later where he became noted for his charitable work with the poor and his efforts to better implement the reforms of the Council of Trent.[3][4]
His cause for sainthood commenced soon after his death though complications arose due to a lack of concrete evidence suggesting that he was killed in hatred of the faith due to his being poisoned so that framework for the cause was abandoned well into the cause's advanced stages.[5] His beatification was celebrated under Pope Leo XIII in 1890 in Saint Peter's Basilica.