Blessed Pio Campidelli
Blessed Pio Campidelli (born Luigi Campidelli; April 29, 1868 AD at Trebbio di Poggio Berni, near Rimini in Romagna, Italy; died November 2, 1889 AD at San Vito near Rimini) was an Italian Passionist religious, known in religion as Pio di San Luigi ("Pius of Saint Aloysius"). A farmer's son left fatherless as a child, he entered the Congregation of the Passion as a teenager and died of tuberculosis at the age of twenty-one, before he could be ordained to the priesthood, having offered his young life for the Church and for his native region of Romagna. Renowned for his simplicity, obedience and fervent devotion to the Passion of Jesus and to the Blessed Virgin Mary, he was beatified by Pope John Paul II on November 17, 1985, during the International Year of Youth, and is honoured as a model for the young.[1][2]
Born into a poor peasant family and orphaned of his father at the age of six, Luigi Campidelli was drawn to the religious life by a Passionist parish mission preached near his home. He received the Passionist habit and the name Pio of Saint Aloysius while still a boy, made his religious profession in 1884, and pursued his studies for the priesthood with a reputation for exact observance and deep interior prayer. Struck down by tuberculosis, he bore his illness with serenity, and died at the Passionist retreat of the Madonna di Casale near Rimini on November 2, 1889.[1][3]
His cause was introduced in the twentieth century; Pope John Paul II declared his heroic virtue on March 21, 1983, and beatified him at Saint Peter's Square in Rome on November 17, 1985. His feast is kept on November 2, and by the Passionist Congregation on November 3.[1][2]
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| Blessed Pio Campidelli | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | November 02 |
| Profession | Passionist religious (student for the priesthood) |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Congregation of the Passion (Passionists) |
| Patronage | Young people |
| Attributes | Passionist habit bearing the Sign of the Passion; youthful religious |
| Birthplace | Trebbio di Poggio Berni, near Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
| Death Place | Passionist retreat of the Madonna di Casale, San Vito, near Rimini, Italy |
| Cause of Death | Tuberculosis, contracted while a Passionist student; died November 2, 1889, at the age of twenty-one |
| Primary Shrine | Sanctuary of the Madonna di Casale, San Vito, Rimini, Italy |
| Liturgical Class | Not included in the General Roman Calendar; observed by the Passionist Congregation (November 3) |
| Historic Class | Not included |
Biography
Birth and childhood
Luigi Campidelli was born on April 29, 1868, at Trebbio, a hamlet of Poggio Berni in the hills near Rimini, in the region of Romagna.[1] He was the fourth of six children of Giuseppe Campidelli and Filomena Belpani, a family of poor farmers.[1][3] In 1874, when Luigi was six years old, his father died of typhoid, leaving the family in hardship; his mother, a woman of deep faith, raised the children in a devout household, and Luigi grew up marked by piety, obedience and a love of prayer.[1][2]
Vocation and entry into the Passionists
Luigi's desire for the religious life took definite shape during a parish mission preached by the Passionists at Poggio Berni in October 1880.[3] Attracted by their preaching of the Passion of Jesus, he sought admission to the Congregation of the Passion. He was received at the Passionist retreat of the Madonna di Casale, near San Vito outside Rimini, entering the novitiate in 1882; there he was clothed in the Passionist habit and given the religious name Pio di San Luigi — Pius of Saint Aloysius, after Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, the patron of youth.[1][2] He made his religious profession on April 30, 1884.[1]
Religious life and studies
As a young Passionist, Pio devoted himself to his studies for the priesthood and to the observance of the rule with a fervour that impressed his superiors and companions. Accounts of his life dwell on his humility, his exact obedience, his spirit of penance, and his tender devotion to the Passion of Jesus, to the Eucharist, and to the Blessed Virgin Mary.[3][2] Though physically frail, he offered himself repeatedly to God, praying in particular for the spiritual renewal of his troubled native Romagna and for the good of the Church.[3]
Illness and death
In 1888 the first symptoms of tuberculosis appeared, and by 1889, as he was preparing to receive the subdiaconate on the road to priesthood, the disease had gravely weakened him.[1] Pio accepted his sufferings with serenity and resignation, continuing to offer his life for the Church and for sinners. He died at the retreat of the Madonna di Casale on the night of November 2, 1889, at the age of twenty-one, without having been ordained.[1][2] His remains were later transferred to the sanctuary church of the Madonna di Casale, where they are venerated.[1]
Significant events
- Born April 29, 1868, at Trebbio di Poggio Berni, near Rimini.
- Orphaned of his father, who died of typhoid in 1874.
- Drawn to religious life by a Passionist parish mission at Poggio Berni in October 1880.
- Entered the Passionists at the Madonna di Casale and received the name Pio di San Luigi (1882).
- Made his religious profession on April 30, 1884.
- Contracted tuberculosis (first symptoms 1888) while a student for the priesthood.
- Died at the Madonna di Casale on November 2, 1889, aged twenty-one.
- Declared Venerable by Pope John Paul II on March 21, 1983.
- Beatified by Pope John Paul II on November 17, 1985.
Significant locations
Legend
Birth location: Trebbio di Poggio Berni, near Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Death location: Passionist retreat of the Madonna di Casale, San Vito, near Rimini, Italy
Notable location: Birthplace (Trebbio di Poggio Berni, near Rimini, Italy)
Notable location: Where he was drawn to the Passionists by a parish mission in 1880 (Poggio Berni, Emilia-Romagna, Italy)
Notable location: Passionist retreat where he entered, professed vows, died, and is now enshrined (Sanctuary of the Madonna di Casale, San Vito, Rimini, Italy)
Notable location: Nearest city to his home and religious house (Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy)
Notable location: Where he was beatified on November 17, 1985 (Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City)
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Canonization
Venerable
The diocesan and Roman phases of his cause led Pope John Paul II to promulgate the decree recognizing the heroic virtues of Pio Campidelli on March 21, 1983, declaring him Venerable.[1]
Beatification
Following approval of a miracle attributed to his intercession, Pope John Paul II beatified Pio Campidelli at Saint Peter's Square in Rome on November 17, 1985, during the International Year of Youth, and proposed him especially to the young as a model of generosity, simplicity and holiness of life.[1][2] He has not been formally canonized.
Feast day
November 02 (celebrated on November 3 in the Passionist Congregation)
Veneration
Blessed Pio Campidelli is venerated especially by the Congregation of the Passion and in the Diocese of Rimini, where his relics rest at the Sanctuary of the Madonna di Casale near San Vito. Held up by Pope John Paul II as a patron and model for young people, he is remembered for the holiness he attained in a short and hidden life, and for the offering of himself for the Church and for his native Romagna.[3][2]
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External links
- Wikipedia – Pius of Saint Aloysius
- Passiochristi – Blessed Pio Campidelli
- Encyclopedia.com – Campidelli, Pius (Pio), Bl. (New Catholic Encyclopedia)
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 "Pius of Saint Aloysius," Wikipedia.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 "Campidelli, Pius (Pio), Bl.," New Catholic Encyclopedia, via Encyclopedia.com.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Blessed Pio Campidelli," Passiochristi (official website of the Passionist Congregation).