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BL. GENTILIS, MARTYR - 5 SEPTEMBER

 

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Saints celebrated on the 5th of September

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BLESSED GENTILIS, MARTYR 

Blessed Gentilis came from the noble family of the Finaguerria and became a Franciscan. 

UNINTERRUPTED CONTEMPLATION AND PENANCE

Like the holy Founder of the order, St Francis of Assisi,  he too went to Mount Alverno twice in order to lead a life of uninterrupted contemplation and penance. 

His reputation soon spread widely; he became a sought-after preacher who reinforced Our Saviour's message by his life, humble demeanour and by the miracles he worked.

HIS PREACHING BROUGHT 10.000 UNBELIEVERS TO THE LORD

Eventually his superiors sent St Gentilis to the Levant, from where he reached Persia and is said to have brought 10,000 unbelievers to the Lord. 

THE SARACENS WATCHED MOST APPREHENSIVELY AS THE GOSPEL WAS SPREAD FAR AND WIDE

When Marco Cornaro came to Persia from Venice on business of state, he joined him in order to obtain freedom of worship for Christians. The Saracens, however, who watched the Gospel grow with severe apprehension, murdered him in Toringia in 1340, when he was on a pilgrimage to the grave of St Katharina. 

HIS VENERATION WAS APPROVED BY POPE PIUS VI.

The Venetian merchant Nicolao Quirini brought his remains to the Church of the Minor Brothers in Venice, where they are still resting. His veneration was approved by Pope Pius VI. 

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2, Augsburg, 1861)

*A hagiography source used by the authors 

Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations

PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Blessed Gentilis may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org


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