Saint Andrew Corsini

Also known as

• Andrea Corsini
• Andres Corsino
• Apostle of Florence

Memorial

• 6 January
• 9 January (Discalced Carmelites)
• formerly 4 February

Profile

Following a wild and misspent youth, Andrew became a Carmelite at Florence, Italy in 1318. 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 in the church of Sainta Maria del Carmine in Florence, Italy

Beatified

• 1374 by Pope Gregory XI

Canonized

• 29 April 1629 by Pope Urban VIII

Patronage

• against civil disorder
• against riot
• Carmelites

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
• Heiligen 3s
• Kirken i Norge
• New Catholic Dictionary
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

• “Saint Andrew Corsini“. Saints.SQPN.com. 3 February 2013. Web. 19 May 2013. <>