Joseph of Cupertino Saint

Joseph of Cupertino, O.F.M. Conv. (Italian: Giuseppe da Copertino) (June 17, 1603 – September 18, 1663) was an Italian Conventual Franciscan friar who is honored as a Christian mystic and saint. He was said to have been remarkably unclever, but prone to miraculous levitation and intense ecstatic visions that left him gaping.

Personal facts

Joseph of Cupertino
Birth dateJune 17, 1603
Birth place
Copertino , Apulia , Kingdom of Naples
Date of deathSeptember 18, 1663
Place of death
Marche , Osimo , Papal States
TitleConfessor

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Saint

beatified by
Pope Benedict XIV
beatified dateFebruary 24, 1753
beatified place
Rome
Papal States
canonized by
Pope Clement XIII
canonized dateJuly 16, 1767
canonized place
Rome
Papal States
major shrine
Osimo
Province of Ancona
venerated in
Franciscan
Catholic Church

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Joseph of Cupertino on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nnc1.cr60937475
  2. http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintj04.htm
  3. http://www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/JOSEPH.htm
  4. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08520b.htm
  5. http://www.sangiuseppedacopertino.it
  6. http://www.stjoscup.org
  7. http://www.traditioninaction.org/SOD/j146sd_Copertino_8-18.shtml