Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. VII, 1951 Saints & hagiography Blessed

Lorenzo da Villamagna, Blessed

LORENZO DA VILLAMAGNA, BEATO

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LORENZO da VILLAMAGNA, beato. - Franciscan, b. at Villamagna (Chieti) on 15 May 1476, d. at Ortona a Mare on 6 June 1535. Having entered the Franciscan Order at a very young age, he was a celebrated sacred orator. Endowed even in life with the gifts of miracles and prophecy, the cult, after his death, remained alive, until on 28 Feb. 1923 Pius XI confirmed it. Feast on 6 June.

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BIBL.: AAS, 15 (1923), p. 170 ff.; G. D'Agostino, Vita del b. L. da V., Lanciano 1923; id., S. Francesco e i Francescani negli Abruzzi, IV, ibid. 1929, pp. 68-73.

Alberto Ghinato

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII (1951), coll. 1552–1553.

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Ghinato, Alberto. “Lorenzo da Villamagna, beato.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, coll. 1552–1553. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951. https://azioneromana.com/article/lorenzo-da-villamagna-beato.

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Ghinato, Alberto. “Lorenzo da Villamagna, beato.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951, coll. 1552–1553. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/lorenzo-da-villamagna-beato.

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  author    = {Ghinato, Alberto},
  title     = {Lorenzo da Villamagna, beato},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {VII},
  pages     = {1552--1553},
  note      = {Cited by column},
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  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1951},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/lorenzo-da-villamagna-beato}
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