Blessed Antonio Grassi (13 November 1592 â€" 13 December 1671), born
Vincenzo Grassi, was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed
member of the Oratorians. Grassi was known for his humble and pious
nature with a strong devotion to the Marian devotions of Loreto to
where he made pilgrimages on an annual basis.Grassi was seen in Fermo
as a famous confessor and a counselor who often served as a mediator
between warring factions. But among the Oratorians he was known for
his strong devotion to the Rule of Saint Philip Neri.Pope Leo XIII
celebrated his beatification on 30 September 1900.Vincenzo Grassi was
born on 13 November 1592 in Fermo to distinguished parents who ensured
that Grassi's childhood was both simple and pious. His father died
when he was ten around the same time he had contracted a long illness.
After the death of his father he began a period of spiritual direction
under Father Ricci who had known Saint Philip Neri himself.
Vincenzo Grassi, was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed
member of the Oratorians. Grassi was known for his humble and pious
nature with a strong devotion to the Marian devotions of Loreto to
where he made pilgrimages on an annual basis.Grassi was seen in Fermo
as a famous confessor and a counselor who often served as a mediator
between warring factions. But among the Oratorians he was known for
his strong devotion to the Rule of Saint Philip Neri.Pope Leo XIII
celebrated his beatification on 30 September 1900.Vincenzo Grassi was
born on 13 November 1592 in Fermo to distinguished parents who ensured
that Grassi's childhood was both simple and pious. His father died
when he was ten around the same time he had contracted a long illness.
After the death of his father he began a period of spiritual direction
under Father Ricci who had known Saint Philip Neri himself.
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