Saint Leonard Of Port Maurice - November 26

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Saint Leonard Of Port Maurice - November 26
breski1 Saint Leonard of Port Maurice, O.F.M., (Italian: San Leonardo da Porto Maurizio) (born 20 December 1676, at Porto Maurizio on the Riviera di Ponente; died at the friary of St. Bonaventure, Rome, 26 November 1751) was an Italian Franciscan preacher and ascetic writer.
Leonard was born 20 December 1676, the son of Domenico Casanova and Anna Maria Benza. He was given the name Paul Jerome Casanova.[1] Leonard’s father was a ship captain whose family lived in Port Maurice on the northwestern coast of Italy. At 13, Leonard went to Rome to live with his uncle Agostino and study at the Jesuit Roman College. He was a good student and destined for a career in medicine. In 1697, however, he joined the Friars Minor.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_of_Port_Maurice When he decided against medicine, his uncle disowned him.[1] On 2 October 1697, he received the habit and took the name Brother Leonard, after a relative who had been kind to him.…More

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Saint Leonard of Port Maurice - November 26
Also known as
Jerome Casanova
Paul Jerome Casanova
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26 November
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Son of Domenico Casanova, a sea captain, and Anna Maria Benza. Placed at age thirteen with his uncle Agostino to study for a career as a physician, but the youth decided against medicine, and his uncle disowned him. Studied at the Jesuit College in Rome, Italy. Joined the Riformella, a branch of the Franciscans of the Strict Observance on 2 October 1697, taking the name Brother Leonard. Ordained in Rome in 1703. Taught for a while, and expected to become a missionary to China, but a bleeding ulcer kept him in his native lands for the several years it took to recover and regain his strength.
Sent to Florence, Italy in 1709 where he became a noted preacher in the city and nearby region. He was often invited to other areas, and worked for devotion to the Blessed Sacrament, Sacred Heart, Immaculate Conception, and the Stations of the Cross. Established the Way of the Cross in over 500 places, including the Colosseum in Rome. Sent as a missionary by Pope Benedict XIV to the island of Corsica in 1744. There he restored discipline to the holy orders there, but local politics greatly limited his success in preaching. He returned exhausted to Rome where he spent the rest of his days.
Born
20 December 1676 at Porto Maurizio, Italy on the Riviera di Ponente as Paul Jerome Casanova
Died
11:00pm 26 November 1751 at the monastery of Saint Bonaventura, Rome, Italy
Beatified
19 March 1796 by Pope Pius VI
Canonized
29 June 1869 by Pope Pius XI
Patronage
clergy
missionaries
parish missions (proclaimed on 17 March 1923 by Pope Pius XI)
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Imperia, Italy
Representation
with the Blessed Virgin Mar

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