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Santucci, Pietro da Manfredonia

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SANTUCCI, PIETRO da MANFREDONIA. - Celestine monk, abbot of the monastery of S. Spirito della Maiella, b. 20 Aug. 1562, d. 1 Feb. 1641. After his profession he was assigned to the hermitage of the Maiella, where he revived the fervor of the early days.

Of acute and lively intellect, he delved deeply into theology, studying chiefly St. Bonaventure, and practiced with great skill the art of drawing, sculpture and architecture, adorning with paintings and sculptures that church, which he also enriched with sacred relics. He was favored with various mystical gifts, freed the possessed and healed many sick persons with his prayers and blessings.

Bibliography

BIBL.: C. Telera, Historie sagre degli hommini illustri per tantità della Congregazione de' Celestini dell'Ordine di S. Benedetto, Naples 1689, pp. 236-96.

Felice da Mareto

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X (1953), col. 1884.

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Felice da Mareto. “Santucci, pietro da manfredonia.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X, col. 1884. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953. https://azioneromana.com/article/santucci-pietro-da-manfredonia.

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Felice da Mareto. “Santucci, pietro da manfredonia.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953, col. 1884. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/santucci-pietro-da-manfredonia.

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  author    = {Felice da Mareto},
  title     = {Santucci, pietro da manfredonia},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {X},
  pages     = {1884},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1953},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/santucci-pietro-da-manfredonia}
}

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