Antonio da Stroncone
Italian Franciscan friar and Blessed
Feast: 7 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Antonio da Stroncone (1391 – 7 February 1461) was an Italian friar of the Order of Friars Minor. He became a member of that order in his youth after cultivating a strong devotion to Francis of Assisi during his childhood with his parents who were members of the Third Order of Saint Francis.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Connected on this site
- Francis of Assisi Saint“He became a member of that order in his youth after cultivating a strong devotion to Francis of Assisi during his childhood with his parents who were members of the Third Order of Saint Francis.” — Wikipedia
- Martirologio Romano — 7 febbraio: 'Ad Assisi in Umbria, beato Antonio da Stroncone, religioso dell'Ordine dei Frati Minori' — Innocent XI confirmed his veneration with the title of Blessed by decree of 28 June 1687; his remains are in the Franciscan convent church at Stroncone. Feast 7 February, matching the entry; the list already marks him 'blessed
- Wikidata Q26763929 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Antonio da Stroncone (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.