SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER JOSEPH MARIA BIANCHI, PRIEST
Venerable Francis Xavier Joseph Maria Bianchi, Priest of the Congregation of Clerics Regular of Saint Paul [Barnabites] was born at Arpino, in the diocese of Sora, on December 2, 1743, and died at Naples, in the odour of sanctity, on, January 31, 1815, at the age of 71. His beatification in Rome is being pursued as we speak. (Mg.)
[This holy priest was canonised by Pope Pius XII on October 21, 1951.]
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 294)
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PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Francis Xavier Bianchi 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.
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