MAZZINGHI, ANGELO AGOSTINO, Blessed. — Carmelite, born in Florence ca. 1380, died 17 Aug. 1438. Of noble family, he entered the Carmelite Order in 1413 at the Convent of Le Selve near Florence, where shortly before Brother Iacopo di Alberto had introduced the strict observance, later united with that of Mantua.
M. was its greatest supporter. Several times prior of the said convent, as well as of that in Florence, he distinguished himself in works of apostolate, as a spiritual director, confessor to the nuns of the Portico, and above all as a popular preacher.
Contemporary authors relate that while M. was preaching, flowers were seen to fall from his mouth. Immediately venerated as a saint, Pope Clement XIII confirmed his cult on 3 March 1761. His sacred remains now repose beneath the high altar of the Carmine in Florence.