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Francis of Paola, O.M. (also known as Francis the Fire Handler; 27 March 1416 – 2 April 1507), was a Roman Catholic friar from the town of Paola in Calabria who founded the Order of Minims. Like his patron saint ( Francis of Assisi ), but unlike the majority of founders of men's religious orders , Francis of Paola was never ordained a priest .
Francis recovered, which she believed meant that God had granted her prayer. At 13 years of age Francis fulfilled that votive year. After this year he dedicated himself to a life of solitude and penance as a hermit. [2] In 1435, two followers joined Francis and began the community, which was first called the "Poor Hermits of St. Francis of Assisi."
Other decorations inside the church include stuccoes (1705) by Biagio Bianco of Licodia, some of them gilded in the late 18th century. A reliquary made of silver was completed by Francesco Tuccio in 1726. On the right is an altarpiece by Giuseppe Reati, depicting the Miracle of St Francis of Paola (1641).
The ceiling of the sacristy was painted by Sassoferrato, with a motif of "The Blessed Virgin appearing to St Francis of Paola". On the side wall is a Crucifixion and St Francis of Paola by Francesco Cozza. By the door to the presbytery are the tombs of Lazzaro Pallavicini and Giovanni Pizzullo, both with busts by Agostino Corsini.
Elena Aiello (10 April 1895 – 19 June 1961) was an Italian religious sister and the founder of the Minim Sisters of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ. [1] Aiello joined the Sisters of the Most Precious Blood but was forced to leave due to grave health that soon kept her confined to her home where she began experiencing visions of both Jesus Christ and the Madonna as well as saints such as ...
In Roman Catholicism, the Three Days of Darkness is an eschatological concept believed by some Catholics to be a true prophecy of future events. [1] The prophecy foretells three days and nights of "an intense darkness" [2] over the whole earth, against which the only light will come from blessed beeswax candles, and during which "all the enemies of the Church ... will perish."
II chapel: The chapel was consecrated in 1392 by a member of the Rossi family and preserves an altarpiece with St. George on horseback by Bernardino Ciceri. III chapel: preserves a painting by Pietro Antonio Magatti depicting the apparition of Saint Francis of Paola and a late 16th century painting with the Martyrdom of Saint Stephen.
San Francesco di Paola is a prominent church located to the west in Piazza del Plebiscito, the main square of Naples, Italy. The construction started in 1816 and ended in 1846. The construction started in 1816 and ended in 1846.