Blessed Ludovico Morbioli was also known as Luis, Louis, or Luigi.
He was a repentant sinner born in 1433 AD in Bologna Italy.
He died on November 9 1485 at the aged of 52 in Bologna, Italy.
We celebrate his feast day on November 9 every year in the Catholic Church.
| Blessed Ludovico Morbioli Biography | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | 1433 AD |
| Place of Birth | Bologna Italy |
| Place of Work | Bologna Italy |
| Date of Death | November 9 1485 |
| Place of Death | Bologna Italy |
| Feast Day | November 9 |
| Beatification | By Pope Gregory XVI on October 24 1843 at Saint Peter’s Basilica |
Blessed Ludovico Morbioli Life History
Ludovico Morbioli was one of six children born to the lower-middle-class family of Francesco Antonio and Agnes Morbioli.
Ludovico spent his early adulthood in an earthly life that included gambling, violence and a lot of heavy drinking. He was married to Lucia Tura.
While in Venice, Italy in 1462, Ludovico was struck with a serious but unspecified illness and was cared for at the hospice run by the Canons Regular of Saint Savior.
This brush with death led to a re-examination of his life. He was converted and was determined to do penance for his earlier life.
From then on he wandered the streets, preaching penance, and living in complete poverty. He carried a staff with a crucifix and always a plain grey shirt or a white shirt with a cross on the chest which led many to associate him with the Carmelites, though he was never a member of any religious order.
He returned to Bologna, Italy in 1470 and continued his life as a street evangelist there. He walked through Modena and Ferrara, Italy, preaching.
People would gather around him to mock him as he looked like a wild man with wild hair and an unkempt beard but then his preaching would keep them listening.
He finally returned to Bologna to spend his remaining in the basement of Palazzo Lupari which he fitted out like a monk‘s cell; it was later converted to an oratory. Blessed John Baptist Spagnuolo wrote a poem about his life.
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