Saint Giacinto Ansalone
Also known as: Giordano Ansaloni; Giordano of Saint Stephen; Hyacinth Jordan Ansalone
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
November 17
Born
November 1, 1598
Died
November 17, 1634
Canonized
18 October 1987 by Pope John Paul II
Beatified
18 February 1981 by Pope John Paul II
Biography
The path to eternal glory for Giacinto Ansalone wound through three continents before ending in the fires of persecution. A Dominican priest whose life was a testament to the global reach of the Gospel, he offered his blood in Japan for the faith he had carried from Italy. His story begins in the sun-drenched hills of San Stefano Quisquina, where he entered the world on the first of November in 1598....
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