Saint Antonino Fantosati
Also known as: Antoninus…; Antonio…; Anthony…; Antonin…
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
July 7
Born
October 16, 1842
Died
July 7, 1900
Canonized
1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II
Beatified
24 November 1946 by Pope Pius XII
Biography
Saint Antonino Fantosati, also known as Antoninus, Antonio, Anthony, and Antonin, was born on October 16, 1842, in Santa Maria della Valle, Umbria, Italy. He entered the Franciscan Order of Reformed Friars Minor on July 28, 1862, at the convent of Spineta in Todi, Italy. After his ordination to the priesthood on June 13, 1865, he felt called to serve as a missionary in China....
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