Detail Of A Portrait Of Blessed Antonio Migliorati Date And Artist Unknown

Blessed Antonio Migliorati

Also known as: Antony of Amandola

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

25 January; 29 January (Augustinians)

Born

17 January 1355 in Amandola, Ascoli Piceno, Italy of natural causes

Died

25 January 1450 in the Saint Augustine monastery Amandola, Ascoli Piceno, Italy of natural causes; buried in the monastery graveyard with his brother Augustinians; enshrined in a wooden ark in the monastery church in 1453; re-enshrined in a wooden sarcophagus in 1641; shrine damaged and body desecrated in 1798 by anti–Christian forces in the French Revolution; re-enshrined in a marble sacrophagus in 1897; a gold crown was placed on his head in 1899; his incorrupt body is still on display in the same church

Beatified

By 1460, his memorial was a civic holiday in Amandola, Italy; 11 July 1759 by Pope Clement XIII (cultus confirmation); Pope Leo XIII granted a plenary indulgence to visitors to the shrine on 20 April 1890

Biography

Blessed Antonio Migliorati, also known as Antony of Amandola, was born on January 17, 1355, in Amandola, Ascoli Piceno, Italy. He came from a humble background, born into the family of Simpliciano Migliorati, a farmer. Despite their limited wealth, the Migliorati family possessed great faith, which greatly influenced Antonio's own religious journey.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified1759-07-11 by By 1460, his memorial was a civic holiday in Amandola, Italy; 11 July 1759 by Pope Clement XIII (cultus confirmation); Pope Leo XIII granted a plenary indulgence to visitors to the shrine on 20 April 1890