Francis Bianchi
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Saint Francis Xavier Bianchi was an Italian
Italy
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 Barnabite priest. Bianchi was born in Arpino
Arpino
Arpino is a comune in the province of Frosinone in the region of Latium in central Italy. Its Roman name was Arpinum.-History:...

 (then in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, commonly known as the Two Sicilies even before formally coming into being, was the largest and wealthiest of the Italian states before Italian unification...

) and was inducted into the clergy at the age of 14. His feast day is January 31.
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