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of that year. Shortly after this, he developed an illness which left his legs twisted and with open sores for the rest of his life. During the last three years of his life, he continued to preside daily at
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a priest in 1767. Prior to his ordination he had taught at the
Barnabite college in his hometown. He was immediately appointed the Superior of the College of Santa Maria in Cosmedin in
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is celebrated on
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two centuries earlier. The tertiary Mary
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Catholic Church and declared the Apostle of the city.
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