

Heroic life of a man who subjected himself to extreme poverty in order to assist the neediest members of society. A seemingly negative event gave him the grace to understand that he must become a derelict to save the derelicts. He founded a thriving religious community whose dominant tendency was a solid blend of popular Franciscan and mystical Carmelite spirituality.
(1845-1916) Heroic life of a man who subjected himself to extreme poverty in order to assist the neediest members of society. A seemingly negative event gave him the grace to understand that he must become a derelict to save the derelicts. He founded a thriving religious community whose dominant tendency was a solid blend of popular Franciscan and mystical Carmelite spirituality. 176 pages, illustrations.
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