Charles of Sezze

Saint Charles of Sezze
Confessor
Born c. October 19, 1613(1613-10-19)[1]
Sezze, Roman Campagna, Papal States (now modern-day Province of Latina, Lazio, Italy)
Died January 6, 1670(1670-01-06) (aged 56)
Rome, Papal States
Honored in Roman Catholic Church
Beatified 1882, Rome by Pope Leo XIII
Canonized 12 April 1959, Rome by Pope John XXIII
Major shrine Church of St Francis, Rome, Italy
Feast 7 January

Saint Charles of Sezze (19 October 1616 – 6 January 1670), born Giancarlo Marchioni, was an Italian Franciscan lay brother.

He lived the life of a lay brother of the order, never requesting or receiving ordination to the priesthood. He died in Rome, in 1670.

Brother Charles was recognized as having lived a life of outstanding holiness as a lay brother, was beatified 212 years later by Pope Leo XIII in the year 1882, and was canonized by Pope John XXIII on 12 April 1959.

Saint Charles's feast day is on 6 January.[2] If the Epiphany is celebrated on that day, the celebration of Saint Charles is moved to the day before or the day after.

Notes

  1. ^ Patron Saints Index: "Saint Charles of Sezze"
  2. ^ Martyrologium Romanum (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2001 ISBN 88-209-7210-7)

References

Donald Attwater and Catherine Rachel John (1995). The Penguin Dictionary of Saints, 3rd Edition. New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-051312-4. 
Raphael Brown (1960). The Wounded Heart: St. Charles of Sezze. Chicago: Franciscan Herald Press. OCLC 3247159. 
St. Charles of Sezze (1963). St. Charles of Sezze: an autobiography, Leonard Perotti (trans). London: Burns & Oates. OCLC 221056796. 

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