The Memorial of Saint Ignatius of Laconi
Saint Ignatius of Laconi is the Patron Saint of Oristano
Students
Beggars
Saint Ignatius of Laconi Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Feast Day, Beatification Date, Canonization DateMatrimony/Holy OrdersNot Married who became Saints
Saint Ignatius of Laconi brief life History |
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| Date of Birth | 10 December 1701 |
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| Country of Birth | Italy in Europe |
| Profession | Italian Roman Catholic professed religious from the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin |
| Place of Work | Sardinia, Italy |
| Date of Death | 11 May 1781 (aged 79) |
| Place of Death | Cagliari, Kingdom of Sardinia |
| Feast Day | 11 May |
| Beatification | By Pope Pius XII on 16 June 1940 in Saint Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City |
| Canonization | By Pope Pius XII on 21 October 1951 in Saint Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City |
| Patron Saint of | Oristano Students Beggars |
Saint Ignatius of Laconi Short life History
Saint Ignatius of Laconi is also known as Vincenzo Peis
• Son of a poor farmer with seven children, Ignatius grew up in hard rural poverty, working the fields.
• At age 17, he became very ill, and promised to become a Franciscan if he was spared.
• When he was cured, his father convinced him to wait.
• At age 20 Ignatius was almost killed when he lost control of his horse; suddenly the horse stopped, and trotted on quietly. Ignatius was convinced God had saved his life again, and he decided to follow his religious vocation at once.
• He joined the Capuchin monastery of Saint Benedict at Buoncammino, Italy as a lay brother, taking his vows in 1722.
• Worked fifteen years in his house’s weaving shed, then spent forty years as part of a team who went house to house asking food and donations for the friars.
• People soon realized they received a gift in return from Brother Ignatius as he consoled the sick and the lonely, and cheered children of the street.
• He made peace between enemies, converted sinners, advised people in trouble.
• People noticed Igantius would skip the house of a rich money-lender, a man who never forgave a debt, and who felt slighted because Ignatius passed his house. He complained to Brother Ignatius’ superior, who knew nothing about the money-lender, and so sent Ignatius to the house. The saint returned with a large sack of food, but when the sack was emptied, blood dripped out. “This is the blood of the poor,” Ignatius softly explained. “That is why I never ask for anything at that house.”
Today’s Catholic Quote:
Saint Ignatius of Laconi was born on 17 December 1701 at Laconi, Nuoro, Italy as Vincenzo Peis and died on 11 May 1781 in Cagliari, Italy of natural causes
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