Saint Francis Xavier Bianchi CRSP | |
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 Apostle of Naples | |
| Born | December 2, 1743 Arpino, Lazio, Papal States |
| Died | January 31, 1815 (aged 71) Naples |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholicism (Barnabite Order and the Archdiocese of Naples) |
| Beatified | February 22, 1893, Rome by Pope Leo XIII |
| Canonized | October 21, 1951, Rome by Pope Pius XII |
| Major shrine | Church of Santa Maria di Caravaggio, Naples |
| Feast | 31 January |
Francis Xavier Mary Bianchi (Italian: Francesco Saverio Maria Bianchi; /biːˈɑːŋki/) (December 2, 1743 – January 31, 1815), was an Italian Barnabite priest and noted scholar, who also gained a reputation for sanctity during his lifetime from both his commitment to his students and to the poor of Naples.[1] He has been proclaimed a saint by the Catholic Church and declared the Apostle of the city.[2]
- ^ Butler, Alban, Herbert Thurston, and Donald Attwater (1956). Butler's Lives of Saints: Vol. 1. Christian Classics. ISBN 9780870611377.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "San Francesco Saverio Maria Bianchi". Santi e beati (in Italian).