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| caption = Painting of St Paul of the Cross at his birthplace in Ovada, Italy |
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|caption="The service of God does not require good words and good desires, but efficient workmanship, fervor and courage" - Saint Paul of the Cross |
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| birth_place = [[Ovada]], [[Duchy of Savoy]] |
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| titles = Priest, Founder, Mystic and Confessor |
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|beatified_date=1 May 1853 |
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'''Paul of the Cross''' (3 January 1694 – 18 October 1775) was an Italian mystic, and founder of the [[ |
'''Paul of the Cross''', CP ({{Lang-it|San Paolo della Croce}}; born '''Paolo Francesco Danei'''; 3 January 1694 – 18 October 1775) was an Italian [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] mystic, and founder of the [[Passionists]]. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Paul of the Cross, originally named Paolo Francesco Danei, was born on 3 January 1694, in the town of [[Ovada]],<ref name=Devine>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11590a.htm Devine, Arthur. "St. Paul of the Cross." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 11. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911. 17 Sept. 2014]</ref> [[Piedmont]], between [[Turin]] and [[Genoa]] in the [[Duchy of Savoy]] in northern Italy. |
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His parents were Luca and Anna Maria Massari Danei (sometimes spelled ''Daneii'').<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sA8FEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Paolo+Francesco+Daneii%22&pg=PA216|title = The Church is Christ's Body Textbook: Spirit of Truth: High School Course 4|isbn = 9781622827756|last1 = Teachers|first1 = Sophia Institute for| publisher=Sophia Institute for Teachers }}</ref> His father ran a small dry-goods store, and moved his family and store from town to town near Genoa trying to make ends meet.<ref name=pofc/> Paul was the second of sixteen children, six of whom survived infancy; and learned at an early age the reality of death and the uncertainty of life.<ref name=Schepers>{{Cite web |url=http://www.passionistnuns.org/Saints/StPaulCross/index.htm |title=Schepers, Elmer. "St Paul of the Cross, Mystic and Passionist Founder" |access-date=2014-10-02 |archive-date=2014-03-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328134614/http://www.passionistnuns.org/Saints/StPaulCross/index.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> Paul received his early education from a priest who kept a school for boys, in Cremolino, Lombardy. He made great progress and at the age of fifteen he left school and returned to his home at Castellazzo. In his early years he taught catechism in churches near his home.<ref name=pofc>[http://thepassionists.org/passionist-spirituality-and-charism/st-paul-of-the-cross/ "St. Paul of the Cross", The Passionists - St. Paul of the Cross Province] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006112921/http://thepassionists.org/passionist-spirituality-and-charism/st-paul-of-the-cross/ |date=2014-10-06 }}</ref> |
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Paul experienced a conversion to a life of prayer at the age of 19.<ref name=Schepers/> Influenced by his reading of the ''"Treatise on the Love of God"'' by [[ |
Paul experienced a conversion to a life of prayer at the age of 19.<ref name=Schepers/> Influenced by his reading of the ''"Treatise on the Love of God"'' by [[Francis de Sales]] and the direction he received from priests of the [[Capuchin Order]], it became his lifelong conviction that God is most easily found in the [[Passion of Christ]]. |
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In 1715, Paul left his work helping his father to join a crusade against the Turks who were threatening the Venetian Republic, but soon realized that the life of a soldier was not his calling. He returned to help in the family business.<ref name=pofc/> On his way home he stopped at Novello, where he helped an aging, childless couple until the end of 1716. They offered to make him their heir, but he declined.<ref name=Schepers/> His uncle, Father Christopher Daneii, tried to arrange a marriage, but Paul had no plans to marry. When his uncle died, he kept for himself only the priest's Breviary.<ref name=Devine/> |
In 1715, Paul left his work helping his father to join a crusade against the Turks who were threatening the Venetian Republic, but soon realized that the life of a soldier was not his calling. He returned to help in the family business.<ref name=pofc/> On his way home he stopped at Novello, where he helped an aging, childless couple until the end of 1716. They offered to make him their heir, but he declined.<ref name=Schepers/> His uncle, Father Christopher Daneii, tried to arrange a marriage, but Paul had no plans to marry. When his uncle died, he kept for himself only the priest's Breviary.<ref name=Devine/> |
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When he was 26 years old, Paul had a series of prayer-experiences which made it clear to him that God was inviting him to form a community who would live an evangelical life and promote the love of God revealed in the Passion of Jesus. A legend tells that in a vision, he saw himself clothed in the habit he and his companions would wear.<ref>[http://saintsresource.com/paul-of-the-cross "Paul of the Cross", Saints Resource, RCL Benziger]</ref> The first name Paul received for his community was ''"the Poor of Jesus"''; later they came to be known as the Congregation of the Passion of Jesus Christ, or the [[Passionists]]. |
When he was 26 years old, Paul had a series of prayer-experiences which made it clear to him that God was inviting him to form a community who would live an evangelical life and promote the love of God revealed in the Passion of Jesus. A legend tells that in a vision, he saw himself clothed in the habit he and his companions would wear.<ref>[http://saintsresource.com/paul-of-the-cross "Paul of the Cross", Saints Resource, RCL Benziger]</ref> The first name Paul received for his community was ''"the Poor of Jesus"''; later they came to be known as the Congregation of the Passion of Jesus Christ, or the [[Passionists]]. |
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[[Image:Paul de la croix.jpg|thumb|200px|left|''Portrait of St. Paul of the Cross'']] |
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With the encouragement of his bishop, who clothed him in the black habit of a hermit, Paul wrote the rule of his new community (of which he was, as yet, the only member)<ref name=Devine/> during a retreat of forty days at the end of 1720. The community was to live a penitential life, in solitude and poverty, teaching people in the easiest possible way how to meditate on the Passion of Jesus. |
With the encouragement of his bishop, who clothed him in the black habit of a hermit, Paul wrote the rule of his new community (of which he was, as yet, the only member)<ref name=Devine/> during a retreat of forty days at the end of 1720. The community was to live a penitential life, in solitude and poverty, teaching people in the easiest possible way how to meditate on the Passion of Jesus. |
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His first companion was his own brother, John Baptist. In the belief that it was necessary to reside in Rome in order to secure approval of the Rule, Paul and John Baptist accepted an invitation of Cardinal Corrandini to help establish a new hospital being founded by the Cardinal. The brothers devoted their energies to providing nursing care and ministered to the pastoral needs of both patients and staff.<ref name=Bialas>[http://passionistcharism.wordpress.com/who-was-st-paul-of-the-cross/ Bialas C.P., Martin. ''In This Sign - The Spirituality of St. Paul of the Cross'', Ways of Prayer 9, Dominican Publications, Dublin, 1979]</ref> |
His first companion was his own brother, John Baptist. In the belief that it was necessary to reside in Rome in order to secure approval of the Rule, Paul and John Baptist accepted an invitation of [[Pietro Marcellino Corradini|Cardinal Corrandini]] to help establish a new hospital being founded by the Cardinal. The brothers devoted their energies to providing nursing care and ministered to the pastoral needs of both patients and staff.<ref name=Bialas>[http://passionistcharism.wordpress.com/who-was-st-paul-of-the-cross/ Bialas C.P., Martin. ''In This Sign - The Spirituality of St. Paul of the Cross'', Ways of Prayer 9, Dominican Publications, Dublin, 1979]</ref> |
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After a short course in pastoral theology, the brothers were ordained to the priesthood by [[Pope Benedict XIII]] on 7 June 1727, in [[St. Peter's Basilica]], Rome.<ref name=Bialas/> After ordination they devoted themselves to preaching missions in parishes, particularly in remote country places where there were not a sufficient number of priests pastorally involved. Paul was known as one of the most popular preachers of his day, both for his words and for his generous acts of mercy.<ref name=Foley>[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Saints/Saint.aspx?id=1718 Foley O.F.M., Leonard. "St. Paul of the Cross", Franciscan Media]</ref> Their preaching apostolate and the retreats they gave in seminaries and religious houses brought their mission to the attention of others and gradually the community began to grow. |
After a short course in pastoral theology, the brothers were ordained to the priesthood by [[Pope Benedict XIII]] on 7 June 1727, in [[St. Peter's Basilica]], Rome.<ref name=Bialas/> After ordination they devoted themselves to preaching missions in parishes, particularly in remote country places where there were not a sufficient number of priests pastorally involved. Paul was known as one of the most popular preachers of his day, both for his words and for his generous acts of mercy.<ref name=Foley>[http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Saints/Saint.aspx?id=1718 Foley O.F.M., Leonard. "St. Paul of the Cross", Franciscan Media]</ref> Their preaching apostolate and the retreats they gave in seminaries and religious houses brought their mission to the attention of others and gradually the community began to grow. |
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More than two thousand of his letters, most of them letters of spiritual direction, have been preserved. |
More than two thousand of his letters, most of them letters of spiritual direction, have been preserved. |
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He died on 18 October 1775,<ref name=Foley/> at the Retreat of Saints John and Paul ([[Santi Giovanni e Paolo (Rome)|SS. Giovanni e Paolo]]). By the time of his death, the congregation founded by |
He died on 18 October 1775,<ref name=Foley/> at the Retreat of Saints John and Paul ([[Santi Giovanni e Paolo (Rome)|SS. Giovanni e Paolo]]). By the time of his death, the congregation founded by Paul of the Cross had one hundred and eighty fathers and brothers, living in twelve Retreats, mostly in the [[Papal States]]. There was also a monastery of [[Passionist nuns|contemplative nuns]] in Corneto (today known as [[Tarquinia]]), founded by Paul a few years before his death to promote the memory of the Passion of Jesus by their life of prayer and penance. |
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==Legacy== |
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Paul of the Cross was [[beatified]] on 1 October 1852, and [[canonized]] on 29 June 1867<ref name=Foley/> by [[Pope Pius IX]]. Two years later, his feast day was inserted in the Roman calendar, for celebration on 28 April as a Double. In 1962 it was reclassified as a Third-Class feast,<ref>[[General Roman Calendar of 1960|3rd Class]]</ref> and in 1969 it became an optional Memorial and was placed on 19 October, the day after the day of his death, 18 October, which is the feast of Saint [[Luke the Evangelist]].<ref name=CR>Calendarium Romanum (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 1969), pp. 106 and 121</ref> His feast is celebrated in the United States on 20 October, as the US celebrates the feast of the [[North American Martyrs]] on 19 October. |
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[[San Paolo della Croce a Corviale]] is a [[titular church]] in Rome, dedicated to Paul of the Cross and built in 1983. There are also churches named for him in [[Porto Ercole]], [[Casone]] and [[Manduria]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.diocesidiroma.it/a-san-paolo-della-croce-la-festa-patronale-allinsegna-della-gioia/|title=A San Paolo della Croce la festa patronale all'insegna della "gioia" | DIOCESI DI ROMA|first=Giulia|last=Rocchi|date=16 October 2019 }}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Flying saints]] |
* [[Flying saints]] |
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*[[Passionist nuns]] |
* [[Passionist nuns]] |
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* {{DBI |title= PAOLO della Croce, santo |url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/paolo-della-croce-santo_(Dizionario-Biografico)|last= Nanni|first= Stefania|volume= 81}} |
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*[http://www.stpetersbasilica.info/Statues/Founders/PauloftheCross/Paul%20of%20the%20Cross.htm Founder Statue in St Peter's Basilica] |
* [http://www.stpetersbasilica.info/Statues/Founders/PauloftheCross/Paul%20of%20the%20Cross.htm Founder Statue in St Peter's Basilica] |
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* [http://paul.de.la.croix.free.fr French site dedicated to St Paul of the Cross] |
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* [http://paul.de.la.croix.free.fr St Paul of the Cross website] {{in lang|fr}} self-published by Fr. Philippe Plet |
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* [https://www.saintpaulofthecross.com/ St Paul of the Cross website] self-published by Glenn Dallaire |
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Saint Paul of the Cross
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Painting of St Paul of the Cross at his birthplace in Ovada, Italy
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| Born | Paolo Francesco Danei (1694-01-03)3 January 1694 Ovada, Duchy of Savoy |
| Died | 18 October 1775(1775-10-18) (aged 81) Rome, Papal States |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 1 May 1853 by Pope Pius IX |
| Canonized | 29 June 1867 by Pope Pius IX |
| Major shrine | Basilica of SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Rome, Italy |
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| Attributes | Passionist Habit, Crucifix |
Paul of the Cross, CP (Italian: San Paolo della Croce; born Paolo Francesco Danei; 3 January 1694 – 18 October 1775) was an Italian Catholic mystic, and founder of the Passionists.
Paul of the Cross, originally named Paolo Francesco Danei, was born on 3 January 1694, in the town of Ovada,[1] Piedmont, between Turin and Genoa in the Duchy of Savoy in northern Italy.
His parents were Luca and Anna Maria Massari Danei (sometimes spelled Daneii).[2] His father ran a small dry-goods store, and moved his family and store from town to town near Genoa trying to make ends meet.[3] Paul was the second of sixteen children, six of whom survived infancy; and learned at an early age the reality of death and the uncertainty of life.[4] Paul received his early education from a priest who kept a school for boys, in Cremolino, Lombardy. He made great progress and at the age of fifteen he left school and returned to his home at Castellazzo. In his early years he taught catechism in churches near his home.[3]
Paul experienced a conversion to a life of prayer at the age of 19.[4] Influenced by his reading of the "Treatise on the Love of God"byFrancis de Sales and the direction he received from priests of the Capuchin Order, it became his lifelong conviction that God is most easily found in the Passion of Christ.
In 1715, Paul left his work helping his father to join a crusade against the Turks who were threatening the Venetian Republic, but soon realized that the life of a soldier was not his calling. He returned to help in the family business.[3] On his way home he stopped at Novello, where he helped an aging, childless couple until the end of 1716. They offered to make him their heir, but he declined.[4] His uncle, Father Christopher Daneii, tried to arrange a marriage, but Paul had no plans to marry. When his uncle died, he kept for himself only the priest's Breviary.[1]
When he was 26 years old, Paul had a series of prayer-experiences which made it clear to him that God was inviting him to form a community who would live an evangelical life and promote the love of God revealed in the Passion of Jesus. A legend tells that in a vision, he saw himself clothed in the habit he and his companions would wear.[5] The first name Paul received for his community was "the Poor of Jesus"; later they came to be known as the Congregation of the Passion of Jesus Christ, or the Passionists.
With the encouragement of his bishop, who clothed him in the black habit of a hermit, Paul wrote the rule of his new community (of which he was, as yet, the only member)[1] during a retreat of forty days at the end of 1720. The community was to live a penitential life, in solitude and poverty, teaching people in the easiest possible way how to meditate on the Passion of Jesus.
His first companion was his own brother, John Baptist. In the belief that it was necessary to reside in Rome in order to secure approval of the Rule, Paul and John Baptist accepted an invitation of Cardinal Corrandini to help establish a new hospital being founded by the Cardinal. The brothers devoted their energies to providing nursing care and ministered to the pastoral needs of both patients and staff.[6]
After a short course in pastoral theology, the brothers were ordained to the priesthood by Pope Benedict XIII on 7 June 1727, in St. Peter's Basilica, Rome.[6] After ordination they devoted themselves to preaching missions in parishes, particularly in remote country places where there were not a sufficient number of priests pastorally involved. Paul was known as one of the most popular preachers of his day, both for his words and for his generous acts of mercy.[7] Their preaching apostolate and the retreats they gave in seminaries and religious houses brought their mission to the attention of others and gradually the community began to grow.
The first Retreat (the name Passionists traditionally gave to their monasteries) was opened in 1737 on Monte Argentario (Province of Grosseto);[6] the community now had nine members. Paul called his monasteries "retreats" to underline the life of solitude and contemplation which he believed was necessary for someone who wished to preach the message of the Cross. In addition to the communal celebration of the divine office, members of his community were to devote at least three hours to contemplative prayer each day. The austerity of life practised by the first Passionists did not encourage large numbers, but Paul preferred a slow, at times painful, growth to something more spectacular.
More than two thousand of his letters, most of them letters of spiritual direction, have been preserved.
He died on 18 October 1775,[7] at the Retreat of Saints John and Paul (SS. Giovanni e Paolo). By the time of his death, the congregation founded by Paul of the Cross had one hundred and eighty fathers and brothers, living in twelve Retreats, mostly in the Papal States. There was also a monastery of contemplative nuns in Corneto (today known as Tarquinia), founded by Paul a few years before his death to promote the memory of the Passion of Jesus by their life of prayer and penance.
Paul of the Cross was beatified on 1 October 1852, and canonized on 29 June 1867[7]byPope Pius IX. Two years later, his feast day was inserted in the Roman calendar, for celebration on 28 April as a Double. In 1962 it was reclassified as a Third-Class feast,[8] and in 1969 it became an optional Memorial and was placed on 19 October, the day after the day of his death, 18 October, which is the feast of Saint Luke the Evangelist.[9] His feast is celebrated in the United States on 20 October, as the US celebrates the feast of the North American Martyrs on 19 October.
San Paolo della Croce a Corviale is a titular church in Rome, dedicated to Paul of the Cross and built in 1983. There are also churches named for him in Porto Ercole, Casone and Manduria.[10]
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