Saint Leonard of Port Maurice
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- Also known as
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Jerome Casanova
Paul Jerome Casanova
- Memorial
- 26 November
- Profile
- Son of Domenico Casanova, a sea captain, and Anna Maria Benza.
Placed at age thirteen with his uncle Agostino to study for a career as a physician, but the youth decided against medicine, and his uncle disowned him.
Studied at the Jesuit College in Rome.
Joined the Riformella, a branch of the Franciscans of the Strict Observance on 2 October 1697, taking the name Brother Leonard.
Ordained in Rome in 1703.
Taught for a while, and expected to become a missionary to China, but a bleeding ulcer kept him in his native lands for the several years it took to recover and regain his strength.
Sent to Florence in 1709 where he preached in the city are nearby region.
A great preacher, he was often invited to other areas.
Worked for devotion to the Blessed Sacrament, Sacred Heart, Immaculate Conception, and the Stations of the Cross.
Established the Way of the Cross in over 500 places, including the Colosseum.
Sent as a missionary by Pope Benedict XIV to Corsica in 1744.
He restored discipline to the holy orders there, but local politics greatly limited his success in preaching.
He returned exhausted to Rome where he spent the rest of his days.
- Born
- 20 December 1676 at Porto Maurizio, Italy on the Riviera di Ponente as Paul Jerome Casanova
- Died
- 11:00pm 26 November 1751 at the monastery of Saint Bonaventura, Rome, Italy
- Beatified
- 19 June 1796 by Pope Pius VI
- Canonized
- 29 June 1867 by Pope Pius XI
- Patronage
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Imperia, Italy
parish missions
- Representation
- with the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Additional Information
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Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Catholic Encyclopedia, by Michael Bihl
For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
Google Directory
New Catholic Dictionary
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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- Readings
- If the Lord at the moment of my death reproves me for being too kind to sinners, I will answer, 'My dear Jesus, if it is a fault to be too kind to sinners, it is a fault I learned from you, for you never scolded anyone who came to you seeking mercy.'
- Saint Leonard