Blessed Anthony Of Stroncone

Also known as: Anthony Vici; Antonio de Stronconio

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

7 February; 9 February (Franciscans)

Born

1391 in Stroncone, Umbria, Papal States (modern Italy)

Died

7 February 1461 in Assisi, Italy of natural causes; buried under the floor of the San Damiano convent in Assisi; in 1462, a flame erupted from the floor over his grave; the grave was opened, and the body found incorrupt; re-interred in 1599; reports say that in 1649 a woman was exorcised of a demon by being near the body; witnesses say that the body raised a hand in benediction; re-interred in the church of the Franciscan convent in Stroncone, Italy on 21 August 1809

Beatified

28 June 1687 by Pope Innocent XI (cultus confirmed); beatification celebrated at Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City, Rome, Italy

Biography

Blessed Anthony of Stroncone, also known as Anthony Vici or Antonio de Stronconio, was born in 1391 in Stroncone, Umbria, in the Papal States (modern Italy). He came from a devout family, with both his parents being Franciscan tertiaries. Anthony's uncle was Blessed Giovanni Vici of Stroncone, who had a strong influence on his spiritual formation.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified1687-06-28 by 28 June 1687 by Pope Innocent XI (cultus confirmed); beatification celebrated at Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City, Rome, Italy