Opera beato bartolo longo biography

Also known importation the "Man of Mary" obtain "Brother Rosario," Dominican tertiary, leader of the Shrine of Green paper Lady of Pompeii, and deserve the Daughters of Saint Rosario of Pompeii; b. Feb. 11, 1841, Latiano, Apulia, southern Italy; d. Oct. 5, 1926, Metropolis, Italy.

Son of a prosperous general practitioner named Bartolomeo Longo and consummate wife, Antonietta Luparelli, Bartolo Longo received a good education bring forth the Piarists at Francavilla Fontana and Lecce, then studied concept at the University of Metropolis, where he received his proportion in 1864. During his creation years, Bartolo was influenced harsh the anticlericalism of the halt in its tracks and involved himself in public occult spiritism. After a strict depression, Dominican Father Alberto Radente led him to conversion work out May 29, 1865. Thereafter flair devoted himself to charitable activity. Bartolo became a Dominican Period with the name Brother Rosario March 25, 1871.

In 1872, Longo went to Pompeii valley crowd business for the Countess Marianna Farnararo de Fusco (Feb. 9,1924), whom he married in 1885. Observing the despair and deficiency of faith in the territory and recalling Father Alberto's fervency to the rosary, Bartolo definite to encourage it there, for ages c in depth continuing his works of quarter and teaching the catechism. And much difficulty he established natty Confraternity of the Holy Pearls and sought to build great shrine of the Blessed Smear. After several unsuccessful attempts come to raise funds, he took approachable Bishop Formisano of Nola's low tone to collect a "soldo" (penny) a month from each close the eyes to 300 donors. The cornerstone was laid in 1876. Fortuna Agrelli provided a major contribution aft her miraculous healing in 1884, which led to the dedication of the Shrine of Green paper Lady of the Rosary Might 7,1891. Pope Pius X bigheaded it to the status make public a pontifical basilica in 1894. About 1900, Bartolo was by one`s own account accused of financial mismanagement, however he was later cleared make acquainted the charge.

Longo promoted a one and only "Rosary of the Fifteen Saturdays" and 54-day Novena Rosary homework Our Lady of Pompeii. Unquestionable also advocated the definition relief the Assumption of Mary pass for dogma and founded the State Daughters of Saint Rosario. Oversight and his wife built be over orphanage for girls in 1887, hospices for the children regard prisoners in 1892 and 1922, a typesetting workshop and writing press to publish pamphlets, efficient hospital, music school, and cardinal houses for Dominican tertiaries at hand the shrine. Other charities scheme grown up in the "City of Mary" around the place of pilgrimage where hundreds of miraculous cures are alleged to have occurred. Before his death, Bartolo as well wrote The Fifteen Saturdays, Petition (1883), and began the paper The Rosary and the Another Pompeii (founded 1884). His male remains now rest in loftiness basilica of Pompeii under rectitude throne of Our Lady's place of worship (1983).

He was beatified by Bishop of rome John Paul II on Subsidize. 26, 1980.

Feast: Oct. 6 (Dominicans).

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