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Detail of A Stained Glass Window of Saint Gaspar Del Bufalo Preaching A Mission Date Unknown Artist Unknown Nave Saint Henry Catholic Church Saint Henry Ohio Photographed On 22 December 2013 By Nheyob
Detail of A Stained Glass Window of Saint Gaspar Del Bufalo Preaching A Mission Date Unknown Artist Unknown Nave Saint Henry Catholic Church Saint Henry Ohio Photographed On 22 December 2013 By Nheyob

Saint Gaspare Bufalo

Also known as: Apostle of Rome; Caspar Bufalo; Caspar del Bufalo; Gaspare del Bufalo; Hammer of Italian Freemasonry; Kasper del Bufalo; Martello dei Carbonari

Saint
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

January 2

Born

January 6, 1786

Died

December 28, 1837

Canonized

12 June 1954 by Pope Pius XII

Beatified

18 December 1904 by Pope Saint Pius X

Biography

Saint Gaspare Bufalo, also known as the Apostle of Rome, was born on 6 January 1786 in Rome, Italy. He was the son of Antonio del Bufalo, a chef to Prince Altieri, and Annunziata Quartieroni. As an infant, Gaspare suffered from an eye condition that threatened to blind him, but he was miraculously cured in 1788 after prayers for the intervention of Saint Francis Xavier....