Antonio Maria Pucci

Altar with relic of Antonio Maria Pucci in Saint Andrew's Church in Viareggio

Antonio Maria Pucci (civil: Eustachio Pucci , born April 16, 1819 in Poggiole, a district of Vernio near Prato , Tuscany ; † January 12, 1892 in Viareggio , Italy) was an Italian Servite monk and priest. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church .

Live and act

Eustachio Pucci joined the Servite Order at the age of 18 and took on the name of Antonio Maria . In 1843 he was ordained a priest . From 1847 he was pastor of Viareggio for 45 years until his death. He devoted himself particularly to the elderly, the sick and the needy. For the Christian education of girls he founded a community of Servite women in his place of work, of which he was in charge. In order to implement church life, Antonio Maria set up groups of children and young people, men and women, as a pioneer. He is also the founder of the first Italian home for sick and poor children. Meanwhile, Antonio Maria worked for 24 years as prior and for 7 years as provincial of the Tuscan Servite Province .

He was founded in 1950 by Pope Pius XII. blessed - and from 1962 by Pope John XXIII. canonized .

literature

Ekkart Sauser : PUCCI, Antonio Maria. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 20, Bautz, Nordhausen 2002, ISBN 3-88309-091-3 , Sp. 1195-1196. ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )
Calabuig IM (curatore): Sant'Antonio Maria Pucci . Facoltà Teologica Marianum, 2004
Antonio Maria Pucci: Epistolario di s. Antonio M. Pucci osm (1847-1891), Vol. 1: 1847-1883 . Facoltà Teologica Marianum, 2001
Antonio Maria Pucci: Epistolario di s. Antonio M. Pucci osm, Vol. 2: 1883-1891 . Facoltà Teologica Marianum, 2006
Peretto E. (curatore): Storia e profezia nella memoria di un frate santo. Atti del Convegno di studio nel primo centenario della morte di s. Antonio Pucci (Roma, 14-16 ottobre 1992) . Facoltà Teologica Marianum, 1994

Web links

Commons : Antonio Maria Pucci - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Saint Antony Mary Pucci at Patron Saints Index (English)
Sant'Antonio Maria Pucci at Santi, beati e testimoni - Enciclopedia dei Santi, SantieBeati.it (Italian)
Canonization by Pope John XXIII. , December 9, 1962 (Latin)

personal data
SURNAME	Pucci, Antonio Maria
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Pucci, Eustachio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian Servite monk, Roman Catholic priest and saint
DATE OF BIRTH	April 16, 1819
PLACE OF BIRTH	Vernio
DATE OF DEATH	January 12, 1892
Place of death	Viareggio