Saint Andrew Corsini

Also known as

• Andres Corsino
• Apostle of Florence

Memorial

• 4 February

Profile

Following a wild and misspent youth, Andrew became a Carmelite at Florence, Italy. Studied at Paris and Avignon, France. Prior. Provincial of Tuscany, Italy in 1348. Bishop of Fiesole, Italy on 13 October 1349. Had the gifts of prophecy and miracles. Noted peacemaker between quarreling Italian houses.

Born

• 1302 at Florence, Italy

Died

• 6 January 1374 at Fiesole, Italy
• relics at Florence, Italy

Beatified

• 1374 by Pope Gregory XI

Canonized

• 29 April 1629 by Pope Urban VIII

Patronage

• against civil disorder
• against riot

Representation

• holding a cross, with a wolf and lamb at his feet, and floating above a battlefield on a cloud or a white palfrey

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Encyclopedia, by T J Campbell
• Catholic Online
• New Catholic Dictionary
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

MLA Citation

• “Saint Andrew Corsini”. Saints.SQPN.com. 28 March 2012. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-andrew-corsini/>