Francis II of the Two Sicilies
King of the Two Sicilies (1836-1894) and Servant of God
Who they were
Francis II (Neapolitan and Italian: Francesco II, Sicilian: Francischieddu; christened Francesco d'Assisi Maria Leopoldo; 16 January 1836 – 27 December 1894) was the last king of the Two Sicilies before the Italian unification, led by Giuseppe Garibaldi and Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia. After he was deposed, the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and the Kingdom of Sardinia were merged into the newly formed Kingdom of Italy.
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The miracles
A cause for canonisation has been opened, which is what Servant of God means. Heroic virtue has not yet been declared and no miracle has been examined.
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
- Maria Cristina of Savoy, Queen of the Two Sicilies Blessed Parent, Mother
- Alleanza Cattolica — Il Servo di Dio Francesco II — Last king of the Two Sicilies, died at Arco di Trento 27 December 1894; the Episcopal Conference of Campania, meeting at Pompeii on 16 December 2020, approved the opening of his cause and he is named a Servant of God.
- Wikidata Q206223 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Francis II of the Two Sicilies (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.