Enciclopedia Cattolica

Lorenzo da Villamagna, Blessed

LORENZO DA VILLAMAGNA, BEATO

Volume VII · p. 934 · 1951

English translation · Testo originale italiano

Machine translation of the 1948–1954 Italian original. The original text is authoritative.

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LORENZO da VILLAMAGNA, Blessed. - Franciscan, born in Villamagna (Chieti) on 15 May 1476, died at Ortona a Mare on 6 June 1535. Having entered the Franciscan Order with great joy, he became renowned as a preacher. Already endowed during his lifetime with the gifts of miracles and prophecy, his cult remained alive after his death until 28 February 1923, when Pius XI confirmed II. Feast day: 6 June.

BIBL.: AAS, 15 (1923), p. 170 sg.; G. D'Agostino, Vita del b. L. da V., Lanciano 1923; id., S. Francesco e i Francescani negli Abruzzi, IV, ivi 1929, pp. 68-73. Alberto Ghinato
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“LORENZO DA VILLAMAGNA, BEATO.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII (1951), p. 934. Azione Romana digital edition, https://azioneromana.com/article/lorenzo-da-villamagna-beato.