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Joseph of Cupertino (Copertino), OFM Conv. (Italian: Giuseppe da Copertino; 17 June 1603 – 18 September 1663) was an Italian Conventual Franciscan friar who is honored as a Christian mystic and saint.
Saint Joseph of Cupertino Parish is a territorial parish serving Latin Rite Catholics in Cupertino, California, United States.The parish is named for Joseph of Cupertino, and had its origin in a small wooden chapel at the Villa Maria retreat located in Stevens Creek Canyon (Stevens Creek was known in Spanish as Arroyo San José de Cupertino).
The church became a parish church again in 1979, and the dedication changed to Joseph of Cupertino, because the parish had been given to the Order of Friars Minor Conventual. However, they gave it up in 2001 and the parish is now run by diocesan clergy. [2] On 14 February 2015, Pope Francis made it a titular church to be held by a cardinal ...
St Joseph of Cupertino was a pious local Franciscan priest, said to have performed miracles, including levitation. He died in 1663 in Osimo, and was beatified in 1753, wherein the Frati Minori Conventuali who were affiliated with the church commissioned refurbishment of the interiors in a Neoclassical -style by the architect Andrea Vici .
Saint Joseph of Cupertino School is a parochial school located in Cupertino, California. It serves grades pre-k to 8. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California. The school is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and the Western Catholic Educational Association (WCEA).
The Reluctant Saint is a 1962 American-Italian historical comedy drama film which tells the story of Joseph of Cupertino, a 17th-century Italian Conventual Franciscan friar and mystic, venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. It stars Maximilian Schell as Giuseppe Desa, as well as Ricardo Montalbán, Lea Padovani, Akim Tamiroff, and Harold ...
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Joseph of Cupertino: 1603 1663 Blessed Maria Angela Astorch: 1592 1665 Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur: 1626 1667 Bernard of Corleone: 1605: Corleone, Sicily: 1667: Palermo, Sicily: Capuchin friar: Blessed Mary Catherine de Longpre: 1632 1668 Charles of Sezze: 1616 1670 Blessed Antonio Grassi: 1592 1671 Blessed Diego Luis de San Vitores: 1627 ...