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French saint
Saint Theophilus of Corte
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French saint
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Gender
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Place of birth
Corte
Place of death
Fucecchio
Age
63 years
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Biography
Saint Theophilus of Corte (30 October 1676 – 17 June 1740) was a Roman Catholic friar born as Biagio Arrighi in Corsica in the Republic of Genoa. He was born into a rich household and his parents were nobles.
He studied under the Franciscans in 1693 and was assigned to a Franciscan retreat house after his ordination into the priesthood in Naples. He was a reformer who become known for his preaching and evangelization efforts and also established other retreat houses throughout Corsica and Tuscany.
He was beatified on 19 January 1896 by Pope Leo XIII and was canonized as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church by Pius XI on 29 June 1930.
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