St Agostino Roscelli Profile. Born: 27 July 1818 in Bargone, Casarza Ligure, Italy, Europe. Worked in Italy. Died: 7 May 1902 in Genoa, Liguria, Italy. Feast Day is celebrated on May 7.
The Memorial of St. Agostino Roscelli- Saint of the Day |
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St Agostino Roscelli Biography |
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Date of Birth |
July 27 1818 |
Country of Birth |
Italy in Europe |
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Saints who were Priests |
Profession |
Priest |
Place of Work |
Italy |
Date of Death |
7 May 1902 |
Place of Death |
Italy |
Feast Day |
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Beatification |
Beatified by Pope John Paul II on 7 May 1995 |
Canonization |
Canonized by Pope John Paul II on 10 June 2001 |
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Saint’s Biography
Saint Agostino Roscelli was born on July 27, 1818, at Bargone di Casarza Ligure, Italy. He came from a modest poor farming family. The family was poor materially but led an example of faith and Christian virtues. Agostino was an intelligent, sensitive but reserved child, and he contributed to the family’s income as a shepherd of the family’s sheep in the mountains. He realized he true calling of becoming a priest while praying in the mountains on May 1835.
Priesthood
Agostino became a priest on September 19, 1846, in Genoa by Cardinal Placido Maria Tadini and was appointed priest in the populous village of San Martino d’Albaro. In 1854, Agostino became the Church of Consolation in Genoa and chaplain of the provincial orphanage in 1874, a post he held for 22 years. Agostino established a residential school to train young women were in danger of starvation or falling into prostitution because they had no support.
Death
He died on May 7, 1902, at Genoa, Italy of natural causes. He was 83 years old.
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