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Joined the Jesuits on 21 April 1681. He taught in Rome and Terni, Italy. Ordained on 28 October 1695. Parish missioner in the area of Colli Albani, Frascati and Viterbo, Italy, preaching 448 missions. Noted for organizing processions during which Anthony and many of his flock wore crowns of thorns, and scourged themselves. His missions were popular, drawing crowds so large that they had to be conducted outdoors; Anthony employed a crowd control gang of thugs – and then converted them all to the faith. Also noted for his spread of devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary whose image was always carried on his missions.

Born

• 19 June 1665 in Florence, Italy of natural causes

Died

• 6 November 1717 of natural causes

Venerated

• 28 January 1873 by Pope Blessed Pius IX

Beatified

• 23 April 1893 by Pope Leo XIII

Canonized

• if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Anthony, contact
     Gesuiti della Provincia d’Italia
     Via degli Astalli, 16
     00186 Roma, ITALY

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Encyclopedia, by T J Campbell
• Catholic Online
• For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
• Google Directory
• Hagiography Circle
• New Catholic Dictionary
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Anthony Baldinucci”. Saints.SQPN.com. 6 November 2009. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-anthony-baldinucci/>