Saint andrew avellino biography of mahatma gandhi
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Andrew Avellino
16th century Italian Theatine priest
Andrew (Andrea) Avellino (1521 – 10 November 1608) was an Italian Theatine priest.
He is venerated as the patron saint of Naples and Sicily and invoked especially against a sudden death.
Saint andrew avellino biography of mahatma gandhi
He led a life busy in preaching, hearing confessions, and visiting the sick, and writing.
Life
Born at Castronuovo (today Castronuovo di Sant'Andrea), a small town in the province of Potenza, in Basilicata, his baptismal name was Lancelotto, which he changed to Andrew when he entered the Order of Theatines.
After receiving his elementary training in the school at Castronuovo, he was sent to Venice to pursue a course in the humanities and in philosophy. Being a handsome youth, his chastity was often exposed to danger from female admirers, and to escape their importuning he took ecclesiastical tonsure.[1]
He went to Naples to study canon and civil law, obtained the degree of Doctor of Laws and was ordained priest at the a