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Also known as: Bernardo
de Corleone; Philipi Latini; Filippo Latino
Profile
Shoemaker by trade, and considered the greatest swordsman and duelist in
Sicily in his day. After mortally wounding a man named Canino in a duel,
he sought sanctuary from the law in the church of the Capuchin Friars
Minor in Palermo. While hiding there, he had a true conversion, and became
a lay-brother of the Order in 1632, changing his name to Brother Bernardo.
Noted for his extreme austerity and self-imposed penances in an attempt to
atone for his earlier life. Had the gift of healing animals by prayer.
Born
February 1605 at Corleone, Sicily as Filippo Latino
Died
12 January 1667 at Palermo, Sicily
Beatified
15 May 1768 by Pope Clement XIII
Canonized
10 June 2001 by Pope John Paul II
source:
http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintb52.htm
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