St. Philip Benizi de Damiani
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| Saint Philip Benizi | |
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| Confessor | |
| Born | August 15, 1233 |
| Died | August 23, 1285 |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | October 8, 1645 |
| Canonized | April 12, 1671 |
| Major shrine | N/A |
| Feast | August 23 |
| Attributes | N/A |
| Patronage | Patron of minor basilica in Monte Senario in the diocese of Florence; Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines |
Saint Philip Benizi de Damiani (sometimes Philip Benitius; (Spanish) Felipe Benicio; (Czech) Filipa Benicia) (August 15, 1233—August 22, 1285) was a general superior of the Servites.
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[edit] Biography
Philip Benizi was born on 15 August in the Florentine district of Oltrarno, the day the Blessed Virgin first appreared to the Seven Founders, and afterwards became the great propagator of the order of Servants of Mary (the Servites). When he was elected general superior on 5 June, 1267, the order, which had long been the object of unjust attack from jealous enemies, entered into the crisis of its existence. The Second Council of Lyons in 1274 put into execution the ordinance of the Fourth Lateran Council, forbidding the foundation of new religious orders, and absolutely suppressed all mendicant institutions not yet approved by the Holy See. The aggressors renewed their assaults, and in the year 1276 Pope Innocent V in a letter to St. Philip declared the order suppressed. Philip proceeded to Rome, but before his arrival there Innocent V had died.
He died in 1285 at Todi, where he is buried.
In the cloister of Santa Maria of the Servites in Vicenza, took place his miracles in 1319.
[edit] Veneration
The church of the Servites of Mary in Todi contains the body of St. Philip Benizi, whose statue is the work of Bernini.
His liturgical feast is on August 23. He and Santa Maria Addolorata are titular co-patrons of a minor basilica in Monte Senario in the diocese of Florence (since 1917).
[edit] Cultural referencess
Five scenes from his life were painted in the early 16th century by the Florentine Andrea del Sarto: His Charity to a Leper, The Smiting of the Blasphemers, The Cure of the Woman Possessed with a Devil, The Resurrection of Two Children near the Tomb of the Saint and The Veneration of his Relics.
There is a statue of him on the Charles Bridge, in Prague. Designed in 1714, this statue was made from Salzburg marble and donated by the Servites convent in Prague. The statue portrays him holding a cross, a book and a spray. By his legs there is the crown of the Pope. A clay model of this statue can be found in the Salzburg museum.[1]
There is also a chapel dedicated to him in the church of San Marcello al Corso, in Rome.
[edit] Gallery
 St. Philip Benizi refuses the papal tiara. Church of San Marcello al Corso. |
[edit] Sources and references
- This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia, so may be out of date, or reflect the point of view of the Catholic Church as of 1913. It should be edited to reflect broader and more recent perspectives. passim
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