Salvatore Lilli Explained

Salvatore Lilli
Titles:Martyr
Birth Date:19 June 1853
Birth Place:Cappadocia, Abruzzo, Italy
Death Place:Turkey
Feast Day:22 November
Venerated In:Roman Catholicism
Beatified Date:3 October 1982
Beatified By:Pope John Paul II

Salvatore Lilli[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] was a Franciscan priest and a martyr killed by the Muslim Turks under Abdul Hamid on 22 November 1895.[6]

Early life

He was born on 19 June 1853 in Cappadocia, Abruzzo, Italy to Vincenzo and Annunziata Lilli. He joined Franciscan in 1870 and make his final vows on 6 August 1871.

Religious life

He was ordained on 6 April 1878 in Bethlehem. He served as a missionary in Armenia. He also built schools, clinics and homes for abandoned. He taught modern hygiene and sanitation in villages. He worked with the sick during a cholera epidemic in 1891.[7]

Persecution and death

He was serving as a parish priest and superior of the Franciscan House at Mujukderesi, Turkey, at the time of death. He was arrested by Turks along with his seven companions and forced to embrace Islam, to which Lille and his companions refused and hence they were killed and their bodies desecrated and burned.

Beatification

Theologians approved Lilli's spiritual writings on 19 May 1939, and he and his companions were later declared Servants of God.[8]

On 3 October 1982, Pope John Paul II beatified Salvatore Lilli and his companions.[9] [10] The feast day is celebrated on 19 November.[11] [12] [13]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Book: Carroll, Barbara. Gods, Goddesses, and Saints: A Solitary Practice of Chanting and Meditation. 2015-12-15. Outskirts Press. 9781478747000. en.
  2. Web site: List of Blesseds proclaimed during the Pontificate of John Paul II. www.vatican.va. 2017-06-23.
  3. Book: Butler's Lives of the Saints. Butler. Alban. Burns. Paul. 1995. A&C Black. 9780860122609. en.
  4. News: Blessed Salvatore Lilli. 2014-10-28. CatholicSaints.Info. 2017-06-23. en-US.
  5. Web site: Bl. Salvatore Lilli, Martyr. Maria. Kawsa Ni. 2013-11-19. The Holy Ones. 2017-06-23.
  6. Web site: Salvatore Lilli, sacerdote francescano e martire (1853-1895), beato Leggere la parola di Dio con S. Francesco e S. Chiara nella vita di tutti i giorni. bibbiafrancescana.org. en. 2017-08-21.
  7. News: Bl. Salvatore Lilli. Catholic.net. 2017-08-21. en.
  8. Book: Index ac status causarum beatificationis servorum dei et canonizationis beatorum . January 1953 . Typis polyglottis vaticanis . 205 . Latin.
  9. Web site: Beatificazione di Padre Salvatore Lilli 03-10-1982. numismatica-italiana.lamoneta.it. en. 2017-08-21.
  10. Book: Walsh, Mary Ann. John Paul II: A Light for the World : Essays and Reflections on the Papacy of John Paul II. 2003. Rowman & Littlefield. 9781580511421. en.
  11. Book: Butler's Lives of the Saints. Butler. Alban. Burns. Paul. 1995. A&C Black. 9780860122609. en.
  12. Web site: Salvatore Lilli (d. 1895). Boniface. www.unamsanctamcatholicam.com. en-gb. 2017-06-23. 2017-08-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20170822022024/http://www.unamsanctamcatholicam.com/history/sancti-obscuri/90-history/sancti-obscuri/251-salvatore-lilli.html. dead.
  13. Web site: Bl. Salvatore Lilli - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online. Catholic Online. en. 2017-06-23.

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