Francis de Geronimo

Also known as Saint François de Geronimo, Saint Francesco di Geronimo, Girolamo, Saint Francesco, Saint Francis of Geronimo, Francesco de Geronimo

Jesuit priest and missionary

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Italy
Active from: 1642-12-17
Active to: 1716-05-11

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Saint Francis de Geronimo, also called Francesco di Girolamo or - Hieronymo, or Francis Jerome (born, 17 December 1642 in Grottaglie, Apulia, Italy - died, 11 May 1716 in Naples) was a Jesuit priest and missionary who was canonized by Gregory XVI in 1839. He was known for his sermons and the religious zeal that he inspired. He wrote the hymn "Diu vi Salvi Regina", which later was adopted as the national anthem of a briefly independent Corsica in 1735. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Francis+d

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Instance of: human
Given name: Francis
Gender: male
Place of birth: Grottaglie
Place of death: Naples
Occupation: regular cleric
Languages spoken: Italian
Religion: Catholic Church
Image: San Francesco De Geronimo gruppo scultoreo.jpg
Religious order: Society of Jesus

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canonization status: saint
date of birth: 1642-12-17
date of death: 1716-05-11
feast day: May 11
Commons category: Saint Francis de Geronimo
name in native language: Francesco de Geronimo

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