Salvatore Lilli

Blessed Salvatore Lilli[1][2][3][4][5] was a Franciscan priest and a martyr killed by the Muslim Turks under Abdul Hamid on 22 November 1895.[6]

Blessed
Salvatore Lilli
Catholic Priest, Martyr
Born19 June 1853
Cappadocia, Abruzzo, Italy
DiedNovember 22, 1895(1895-11-22) (aged 42)
Turkey
Venerated inRoman Catholicism
Beatified3 October 1982 by Pope John Paul II
Feast19 November

Early life

He was born on 19 June 1853 in Cappadocia, Abruzzo, Italy to Vincenzo and Annunziata Lilli. He joined Franciscan in 1870 and make his final vows on 6 August 1871.

Religious life

He was ordained on 6 April 1878 in Bethlehem. He served as a missionary in Armenia. He also built schools, clinics and homes for abandoned. He taught modern hygiene and sanitation in villages. He worked with the sick during a cholera epidemic in 1891.[7]

Persecution and death

He was serving as a Parish Priest and Superior of the Franciscan House at Mujukderesi, Turkey, at the time of death. He was arrested by Turks along with his seven companions and forced to embrace Islam, to which Fr. Salvatore Lille and his companions refused and hence they were killed and their bodies desecrated and burned.

Beatification

On 3 October 1982, Pope John Paul II beatified Blessed Salvatore Lilli and his companions.[8][9] The feast day is celebrated on 19 November.[10][11][12]

References
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  6. "Salvatore Lilli, sacerdote francescano e martire (1853-1895), beato | Leggere la parola di Dio con S. Francesco e S. Chiara nella vita di tutti i giorni". bibbiafrancescana.org. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
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  8. "Beatificazione di Padre Salvatore Lilli 03-10-1982". numismatica-italiana.lamoneta.it. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  9. Walsh, Mary Ann (2003). John Paul II: A Light for the World : Essays and Reflections on the Papacy of John Paul II. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781580511421.
  10. Butler, Alban; Burns, Paul (1995). Butler's Lives of the Saints. A&C Black. ISBN 9780860122609.
  11. Boniface. "Salvatore Lilli (d. 1895)". www.unamsanctamcatholicam.com. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  12. Online, Catholic. "Bl. Salvatore Lilli - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online". Catholic Online. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
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