Thomas of Cori
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Saint Thomas of Cori. By the age of 14 he was in charge of his family after the death of his mother and father. It was therefore his responsibility to take care of his two sisters and find them husbands. He always had a strong devotion to God and so, after they were married, he quickly gave himself fully to God as a Franciscan
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In 1683, he was ordained a priest and was known for his simple, clear style of preaching the Gospel. He then joined a hermitage in Civitella (today Bellegra
), where he lived until his death, except for six years in which he was guardian at the convent of Palombara.
On January 11, 1729, he died in his sleep. "He shines among us and in Rome above all in his thirst for a Christian and Franciscan ideal that is pure and lived in its essentials."
Franciscan
Most Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....
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In 1683, he was ordained a priest and was known for his simple, clear style of preaching the Gospel. He then joined a hermitage in Civitella (today Bellegra
Bellegra
Bellegra is a town and comune in the province of Rome....
), where he lived until his death, except for six years in which he was guardian at the convent of Palombara.
On January 11, 1729, he died in his sleep. "He shines among us and in Rome above all in his thirst for a Christian and Franciscan ideal that is pure and lived in its essentials."