John Juvenal Ancina

Blessed Bishop

Giovanni Giovenale Ancina

Bishop of Saluzzo
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseSaluzzo
SeeSaluzzo
Appointed26 August 1602
Installed6 March 1603
Term ended30 August 1604
PredecessorAntonio Pichot
SuccessorOttavio Viale
Orders
Ordination9 June 1582
Consecration1 September 1602
by Camillo Borghese
RankBishop
Personal details
Born
Giovanni Giovenale Ancina

19 October 1545
Died30 August 1604(1604-08-30) (aged 58)
Saluzzo, Duchy of Savoy
Buried2 September 1604
Alma mater
MottoPro ecclesia sua laborantem Episcopum decet mortem appetere ("It befits a bishop to draw near to death working on behalf of his church")
Sainthood
Feast day30 August
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified9 February 1890
Saint Peter's Basilica, Kingdom of Italy
by Pope Leo XIII
AttributesEpiscopal attire
Patronage
  • Fossano
  • Diocese of Saluzzo

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.

  1. ^ "Blessed Giovanni Giovenale Ancina". Saints SQPN. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  2. ^ "The Life of B. John Juvenal Ancina: companion of St. Philip Neri, bishop of Saluzzo". Archive. 1891. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Blessed Juvenal Ancina (1545-1604)". Birmingham Oratory. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Blessed Giovanni Giovenale Ancina, C.O." The New Brunswick Oratory of St. Philip Neri. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Blessed Giovanni Giovenale Ancina". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 20 January 2017.