Blessed Anthony Baldinucci
Blessed Anthony Baldinucci (born June 19, 1665 AD in Florence, Tuscany, Italy; died November 7, 1717 AD in Pofi, Lazio, Italy) was an Italian Jesuit missionary and preacher who became one of the most celebrated popular preachers of 18th-century Italy. Born into a noble Florentine family, he entered the Jesuits and spent his priestly ministry in the country districts of Lazio and central Italy, preaching parish missions to poor rural communities with extraordinary success. He was beatified by Pope Leo XIII on April 23, 1893. His feast day is November 7.
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| Blessed Anthony Baldinucci | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | November 07 |
| Profession | Jesuit priest; popular mission preacher; apostle to the poor peasants of Lazio; Florentine noble turned village missionary |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Society of Jesus (Jesuit Order); 17th–18th century Italian Jesuit mission tradition; Lazio Catholic culture; popular missions tradition |
| Patronage | Pofi; Frosinone; Lazio; Jesuit priests; popular mission preachers; the rural poor; those who preach to the poorest communities |
| Attributes | Jesuit habit; a cross; a preaching gesture; Lazio hill town landscape; poor rural people (his congregation); penitential instruments (cilice, chain, discipline) |
| Birthplace | Florence, Tuscany, Italy |
| Death Place | Pofi, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy |
| Cause of Death | Natural death; died November 7, 1717, at Pofi in the Frosinone province of Lazio; he was 52 years old; he had spent almost his entire Jesuit priestly ministry in the country towns and villages of Lazio and central Italy, preaching parish missions (missioni popolari) to poor rural communities; he was known for his dramatic preaching style, his care for the poor, and his physical penances; he died from the exhaustion of his apostolic life and is buried at Pofi; beatified by Pope Leo XIII on April 23, 1893 |
| Primary Shrine | Pofi, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy — his place of death; November 7 feast; local veneration |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; November 7 feast in the Jesuit calendar and in Lazio |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar; Jesuit calendar |
Biography
Anthony Baldinucci was born June 19, 1665, in Florence, into the noble Baldinucci family (his brother Filippo Baldinucci was the famous art historian). He entered the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) and was ordained a priest.
He chose the country districts of Lazio as his apostolate rather than the sophisticated culture of Florence or Rome. He spent his ministry preaching popular missions in the small towns and villages of central Lazio — especially in the poor Ciociaria (Frosinone area) — living with great austerity, sharing the conditions of the rural poor, and preaching with the dramatic power that could reach simple people.
He died November 7, 1717, at Pofi in Frosinone province, at age 52, worn out by his apostolic labors.
He was beatified by Pope Leo XIII on April 23, 1893.
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Birth location: Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Death location: Pofi, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy
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Blessed Anthony Baldinucci (1665–1717) was a Florentine Jesuit who left his noble background to spend his ministry preaching popular missions to the rural poor of Lazio, living with extraordinary austerity among them. Beatified Leo XIII, 1893. Feast November 7.
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