| Saint Francis Fasani | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 6, 1681 Lucera |
| Died | November 29, 1742 Lucera |
| Honored in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | April 15, 1951 by Pope Pius XII |
| Canonized | April 13, 1986 by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | November 29 |
Saint Francis Fasani (Francesco Antonio Fasani, Antony Fasani, Francis Anthony Fasani) (August 6, 1681—November 29, 1742) was an Italian saint.
He was a friend of Blessed Antonio Lucci.
He was born Giovanniello Fasani in Lucera, Apulia, on August 6, 1681, the son of Giuseppe Fasani and Isabella Della Monaca. Fasani began his studies at the Franciscan friary of the Friars Minor Conventual at Lucera. He entered the Order of Friars Minor Conventual and took the names of Saints Francis and Anthony. Friar Francis Anthony professed his vows in 1696.
Having professed his vows, the young Friar Francis Anthony began theological studies in Agnone and continued them in the General Study Centre at Assisi, close to the tomb of St. Francis, where Friar Francis Anthony was ordained to the priesthood in 1705. While in Assisi, he completed his theological studies in 1707. From 1707 until his death in 1742, Fr. Fasani continued to live at Lucera and endeared himself to the faithful of that town and all of Daunia and Molise. Fr. Fasani also fulfilled many duties in the Franciscan Order, being a respected teacher of scholastic philosophy and a revered master of novices and the professed. In 1709, he received a graduate degree in theology and, from that time on, Fr. Fasani was known to all as "Padre Maestro" ("Father Master"), a title which is still attributed to him today in Lucera.