Tommaso da Cori
Tommaso da Cori | |
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The Levitation of Saint Thomas of Cori (Detail) by Antonio Cavallucci (1786). The saint's feet can be seen in the upper-left hand corner of the image. | |
| Born | 4 June 1655 Cori, Province of Rome |
| Died | 11 January 1729 Civitella, Province of Rome |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 3 September 1786, Saint Peter's Basilica by Pope Pius VI |
| Canonized | 21 November 1999, Saint Peter's Square by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | 11 January |
Tommaso da Cori (4 June 1655 - 11 January 1729) - born Francesco Antonio Placidi - was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Order of Friars Minor who lived as a hermit for much of his religious life. He gained fame as a noted preacher throughout the region where his hermitage was located and for this became known as the "Apostle of the Sublacense".
His beatification was celebrated under Pope Pius VI on 3 September 1786 and was beatified two centuries later in Saint Peter's Square on 21 November 1999 under Pope John Paul II.