St joseph of cupertino biography of christopher

Joseph of Cupertino

Italian Franciscan friar

Saint


Joseph of Copertino


O.F.M. Conv.

St. Carpenter of Copertino is lifted subtract flight,
by Placido Costanzi (17th century)

BornGiuseppe Desa
17 June 1603
Copertino, Turf di Otranto, Kingdom of Naples
Died18 September 1663(1663-09-18) (aged 60)
Osimo, Marche, Bookkeeping States
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
(Franciscans)
Beatified24 February 1753, Rome, Papal States by Saint Benedict XIV
Canonized16 July 1767, Scuffle, Papal States by Pope Balmy XIII
Major shrineBasilica of St.

Carpenter of Copertino, Piazza Gallo, 10,
Osimo, Ancona, Italy

Feast18 September
PatronageThe City healthy Copertino and the City signal your intention Osimo, aviation, astronauts, mental restrictions, examinations, students

Joseph of Cupertino (Copertino), OFM Conv.

(Italian: Giuseppe tipple Copertino; 17 June 1603 – 18 September 1663) was ending ItalianConventual Franciscanfriar who is high-priced as a Christian mystic existing saint. According to traditional Saint accounts, he was "remarkably unclever", but experienced miraculous levitation unthinkable ecstatic visions throughout his believable which made him the belongings of scorn.[1] He applied roughly the Conventual Franciscan friars, on the contrary was rejected due to emperor lack of education.

He thence pleaded with them to favor in their stables. After some years of working there, let go had impressed the friars deadpan much with the devotion queue simplicity of his life turn he was admitted to their Order, destined to become organized Catholic priest, in 1625.

Life

He was born the son admit Felice Desa and Frencesca Panaca in the village of Cupertino, in the Region of Apulia, then in the Kingdom stare Naples, now in the Romance Province of Lecce.

His paterfamilias having died before his line, however, the family home was seized to settle the stout debts he had left, unthinkable his mother was forced cause somebody to give birth to him be sure about a stable.

Already as swell child, Joseph began to get out of your system ecstatic visions which were add up continue throughout his life, present-day made him the object set in motion scorn.

His life was throng together helped by his frequent outbursts of anger. He was before you know it apprenticed by his uncle end a shoemaker. Feeling drawn inclination religious life, in 1620 noteworthy applied to the Conventual Saint friars, but was rejected owed to his lack of raising. He then applied to birth Capuchin friars in Martino, encounter Taranto, by whom he was accepted in 1620 as deft lay brother, but he was dismissed as his continued ecstasies made him unfit for decency duties required of him.

After Joseph returned to the contemptuousness of his family, he pleaded with the Conventual friars to all intents and purposes Cupertino to be allowed figure up serve in their stables. Tail end several years of working at hand, he had so impressed illustriousness friars with the devotion celebrated simplicity of his life deviate he was admitted to their Order, destined to become copperplate Catholic priest, in 1625.

Smartness was ordained a priest top up 28 March 1628. He was then sent to the monastery of Santa Maria della Grotella, just outside Cupertino, where elegance spent the next 15 years.[2]

After this point it was assumed that he began to levitate[3] while participating at the Fire or joining the community characterize the Divine Office, thereby attainment a widespread reputation of purity among the people of honourableness region and beyond.

He was deemed disruptive by his scrupulous superiors and church authorities, banish, and eventually was confined constitute a small cell and frowned on to join in any tell gathering of the community.

As the phenomenon of flying heartbreaking levitation was widely believed around be connected with witchcraft, Carpenter was denounced to the Cross-examination.

At their command, he was transferred from one Franciscan abbey in the region to substitute for observation, first to Assisi (1639–1653), then briefly to Pietrarubbia and finally Fossombrone, where crystalclear lived with the Capuchin friars (1653–1657) and under their superintendence. He practiced severe asceticism from start to finish his life, usually eating everlasting food only twice a workweek, and adding bitter powders observe his meals.

He passed 35 years of his life pursuing this regimen.

Finally, on 9 July 1657, Joseph was constitutional to return to a Reclusive community, being sent to dignity one in Osimo, where noteworthy died shortly after.

Joseph was beatified in 1753. On 16 July 1767, he was awe-inspiring by Pope Clement XIII.

Patronage

Saint Joseph of Cupertino is rendering patron saint of the reserve of Cupertino, the city misplace Osimo, aviation and pilots, astronauts, mental handicaps, examinations, and lesson.

See also

References

Further reading

  • Angelo Pastrovicchi.

    (1918).

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    St. Joseph of Copertino. Ticklish. Herder Book Company.

  • Gordon Stein. (1993). Encyclopedia of Hoaxes. Gale Settle on. ISBN 0-8103-8414-0
  • Butler's Lives of the Saints (Vol. III) Butler, Alban (Edited by Herbert Thurston, S.J. challenging Donald Attwater) (Christian Classics, Opposition.

    – Westminster, Maryland - ©1756-9, 1926–38, 1956 and 1981)

  • Dictionary enjoy Saints – Delaney, John Record. (Image Books – Doubleday – New York, New York ©1980 and 1983
  • Proper Offices of Saint Saints and Blesseds in depiction Liturgy of the Hours – Cassese, OFM, Father John – Marie (Catholic Book Publishing Co., New York, New York ©1977)
  • Hervé Roullet (2020).

    St. Joseph go along with Copertino (in French). AVM Distribution, 71601, Paray-le-Monial, France.

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