St Ludovico of Casoria

0

St Ludovico of Casoria was born Arcangelo Palmentieri in Casoria (near Naples) in 1814. He was a Friars Minor who dedicated his life to the poor and the infirm, establishing a dispensary for the poor, two schools for African children, an institute for the children of nobility, as well as an institution for orphans, the deaf and the speechless, and other institutes for the blind, elderly and for travelers. Ludovico also established two religious communities composed of men and women who formerly belonged to the Secular Franciscan Order. They were known as the Gray Brothers and the Gray Sisters of St. Elizabeth. Towards the end of his life, Ludovico wrote a spiritual testament which described faith as “light in the darkness, help in sickness, a blessing in tribulations, paradise in the crucifixion and life amid death.  He died in 1885 and was canonised by Pope Francis in 2014. 

RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD

About Author

Leave A Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.