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Also known as

• Angelo Paoli
• Father of the Poor (nickname given him by parishioners in Rome)

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The son of Angelo Paoli and Santa Morelli. As a young man he spent his spare time teaching catechism to poor children in Argigliano. Calced Carmelite novice in Siena, Italy at age 18. Professed priest in the Carmelites of the Ancient Observance. Assigned to the Carmelites in Pisa, Italy, then Cupoli, Italy, then Catino, Italy, and then Fivizzano, Italy. Noted for his charity to the poor and his personal devotion to the Passion. Erected wooden crosses on the hills around Fivizzano and then in the Coliseum in Rome, Italy in hopes of causing people to this about the Crucifixion. Assigned to the Convent of Saint Martin in Rome in 1687 where he served as novice master and ministered to the sick poor in the hospitals of Rome. Miracle worker.

Born

• 1 September 1642 in Argigliano, Casola in Lunigiana, Massa Carrara, Italy

Died

• 20 January 1720 in Rome, Italy

Venerated

• 21 January 1781 by Pope Pius VI (decree of heroic virtues)

Beatified

• pending
• a decree of miracle was promulgated on 3 July 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI
• if you have information relevant to the beatification of Venerable Francesco, contact
     Basilica Parrocchiale Ss. Silvestro e Martino ai Monti
     Viale Monte Oppio, 28
     00184 Roma, ITALY