Saint of the Day for 2 April: St. Francis of Paola
St. Francis of Paola: Hermit and Founder of the Minims, Patron of Calabria
Name
St. Francis of Paola
Title
Hermit and founder
Birth
1416, Paola, Cosenza
Death
April 2, 1507, Tours, France
Recurrence
2 April
Martyrology
2004 edition
Beatification
July 28, 1513, Rome, Pope Leo X
Canonization
May 1, 1519, Rome, Pope Leo X…