Matthew Carrieri
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Blessed Matthew Carrieri of Mantua was a Dominican
friar
noted for the "austerity of his life." He was the spiritual instructor of Stephana de Quinzanis
, and like her, an alleged stigmatic
.
One of the major events in Matthew Carrieri's life was his capture by pirate
s on a voyage from Genoa
to Pisa
. The pirates set him free, but when Carrieri saw that the pirates were still keeping a woman and her daughter captive, he proposed to the captain that they keep him in their place. So shocked was the pirate captain by the friar's charity
, that he freed all three captives.
Carrieri was a very close associate of Blessed Stephana de Quinzanis
in her youth. He was responsible for her catechesis, and predicted that she would be his "spiritual heiress." The meaning of this statement was illuminated when Stephana also began to experience pains similar to Carrieri's, which, according to those concerned, were the result of his devotion to the Passion of Christ
.
Carrieri's hagiography
states that on 5 October 1470 he asked his superior for permission to die, and upon receiving as much, he did.
authorized the solemn transfer of Matthew's relic
s and allowed formal liturgical celebration of Blessed Matthew Carrieri's cultus.
Dominican Order
The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France...
friar
Friar
A friar is a member of one of the mendicant orders.-Friars and monks:...
noted for the "austerity of his life." He was the spiritual instructor of Stephana de Quinzanis
Stephana de Quinzanis
Blessed Stephana de Quinzanis was an Italian Dominican tertiary and stigmatic.-Life:...
, and like her, an alleged stigmatic
Stigmata
Stigmata are bodily marks, sores, or sensations of pain in locations corresponding to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus, such as the hands and feet...
.
Life
Matthew Carrieri was born Giovanni Francesco Carrieri. He took the name Matteo (Matthew) when he entered the Order of Saint Dominic. His success as a preacher was inarguable, attributable to the significant time he spent in spiritual exercises and meditation between preaching.One of the major events in Matthew Carrieri's life was his capture by pirate
Piracy
Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence at sea. The term can include acts committed on land, in the air, or in other major bodies of water or on a shore. It does not normally include crimes committed against persons traveling on the same vessel as the perpetrator...
s on a voyage from Genoa
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
to Pisa
Pisa
Pisa is a city in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the River Arno on the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa...
. The pirates set him free, but when Carrieri saw that the pirates were still keeping a woman and her daughter captive, he proposed to the captain that they keep him in their place. So shocked was the pirate captain by the friar's charity
Charity (virtue)
In Christian theology charity, or love , means an unlimited loving-kindness toward all others.The term should not be confused with the more restricted modern use of the word charity to mean benevolent giving.- Caritas: altruistic love :...
, that he freed all three captives.
Carrieri was a very close associate of Blessed Stephana de Quinzanis
Stephana de Quinzanis
Blessed Stephana de Quinzanis was an Italian Dominican tertiary and stigmatic.-Life:...
in her youth. He was responsible for her catechesis, and predicted that she would be his "spiritual heiress." The meaning of this statement was illuminated when Stephana also began to experience pains similar to Carrieri's, which, according to those concerned, were the result of his devotion to the Passion of Christ
Passion (Christianity)
The Passion is the Christian theological term used for the events and suffering – physical, spiritual, and mental – of Jesus in the hours before and including his trial and execution by crucifixion...
.
Carrieri's hagiography
Hagiography
Hagiography is the study of saints.From the Greek and , it refers literally to writings on the subject of such holy people, and specifically to the biographies of saints and ecclesiastical leaders. The term hagiology, the study of hagiography, is also current in English, though less common...
states that on 5 October 1470 he asked his superior for permission to die, and upon receiving as much, he did.
Veneration
In 1482, Pope Sixtus IVPope Sixtus IV
Pope Sixtus IV , born Francesco della Rovere, was Pope from 1471 to 1484. His accomplishments as Pope included the establishment of the Sistine Chapel; the group of artists that he brought together introduced the Early Renaissance into Rome with the first masterpiece of the city's new artistic age,...
authorized the solemn transfer of Matthew's relic
Relic
In religion, a relic is a part of the body of a saint or a venerated person, or else another type of ancient religious object, carefully preserved for purposes of veneration or as a tangible memorial...
s and allowed formal liturgical celebration of Blessed Matthew Carrieri's cultus.