Saint Francisco de Paula
A saint commemorated in the Roman Catholic martyrology on April 2.
- Feast day: April 2
- Life and era: Birth recorded in source: El 1416 en paula en la actual Italia
- Role in the Church: Saint commemorated in the Roman Catholic martyrology
- Common titles: Roman Martyrology entry
- Often asked for: commemoration
Why the Church honors Saint Francisco de Paula
Saint Francisco de Paula is included in the Roman Catholic martyrology for April 2.
Why people ask for the intercession of Saint Francisco de Paula
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Biography and witness
Saint Francisco de Paula appears in the Roman Catholic martyrology on April 2.
Original martyrology note
San Francisco de Paula, ermitaño, fundador de la Orden de los Mínimos en Calabria, prescribiendo a sus discípulos que viviesen de limosnas, no teniendo propiedad ni manipulando dinero, y que utilizasen sólo alimentos cuaresmales. Llamado a Francia por el rey Luis XI, le asistió en el lecho de muerte, y célebre por la austeridad de vida, murió a su vez en Plessis-les-Tours, junto a Tours.
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Short prayer
Saint Francisco de Paula, pray for me.