Saint Andrew Corsini
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- Also known as
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Andres Corsino
Apostle of Florence
- Memorial
- 4 February
- Profile
- Following a wild and misspent youth, Andrew became a Carmelite at Florence.
Studied at Paris and Avignon, France.
Prior.
Provincial of Tuscany in 1348.
Bishop of Fiesole 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
- Name Meaning
- strong, manly (Andrew)
- Beatified
- 1374
- Canonized
- 29 April 1629 by Pope Urban VIII
- Patronage
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civil disorder,
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
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Catholic Encyclopedia, by T J Campbell
Catholic Online
- Print References
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New Catholic Dictionary
Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
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