Blessed Gariel Ferretti - November 9

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Blessed Gariel Ferretti - November 9
Gabriel Ferretti (c. 1385 - 12 November 1456) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member from the Order of Friars Minor. He was an ancestor to both Cardinal Gabriele Ferretti and Pope Pius IX having been descended from a long noble lineage. Ferretti entered the religious life after becoming of age and soon after his ordination held two important leadership positions in the order. He set about restoring run down Franciscan convents in the region as well as seeing to the establishment of new ones to deal with an influx of new novices.
Ferretti's beatification cause could be traced soon after his death after Pope Callixtus III had Giacomo della Marca collect evidence that would attest to Ferretti's saintliness. Pope Benedict XIV later beatified Ferretti on 19 September 1753 in a decree that recognized his official "cultus" (or longstanding and popular veneration).

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Blessed Gabriel Ferretti - November 9
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Born to the Italian nobility, the eldest son of the Count Liverotto of Ferretti and Lady Alvisia. At age 18 he left his worldly position behind and joined the Franciscan Friars Minor at the convent of San Francesco in Ancona, Italy. Received visions of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Had the gift of healing through his prayers. Priest. Superior of the convent in Ancona in 1425. Franciscan provincial-vicar of Piceno, Marches of Ancona, Italy from 1434 to 1449. Founded convents in San Severino Marche, in Ascoli Piceno, and Osimo, Italy. Friend of Saint James of the Marches who, in 1438, wanted Gabriel to help in his evangelization of the region of modern Bosnia, but the people of Ancona convinced Pope Eugene IV to order the friar to stay in Ancona. Retiring from his position as provincial-vicar, Gabriel became superior in his home convent from 1449 to 1452 when he retired from that to live his remaining years as a simple, prayerful friar.
Born
1385 at Ancona, Italy
Died
12 November 1456 in Ancona, Piceno, Italy of natural causes
he was eulogized by Saint James of the Marches
buried in the church of the San Franesco convent in Ancona
in 1489 he was re-interred in a sepulcher built by the church altar by his sister, Paolina Ferretti
miracles reported at his tomb
when the church was converted to a military hospital on 14 May 1862, he was re-interred in the crypt of the cathedral of Ancona
relics re-enshrined in the church of Saint John the Baptist in Ancona on 30 January 1943
Beatified
19 September 1753 by Pope Benedict XIV (cultus confirmed)
Patronage
Ancona, Italy

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