| Saint Alexander Sauli | |
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| "Apostle of Corsica" | |
| Born | February 15 1535, Milan |
| Died | 11 October 1592 (aged 57), Calozza |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholicism |
| Beatified | 23 April, 1741/42 by Benedict XIV |
| Canonized | 11 December 1904 by Pius X |
| Feast | 11 October |
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Saint Alexander Sauli, the "Apostle of Corsica" was born at Milan, February 15, 1535, of an illustrious Lombard family; d. at Calozza, 11 October, 1592 interred at Pavia; declared Blessed by Benedict XIV, 23 April, 1742. Canonized by Pope Pius X, 11 December 1904. After some years of study under capable masters, he entered the Congregation of the Barnabites at an early age, and became teacher of philosophy and theology at the University of Pavia, and later Superior-General of the Congregation (1565). In 1571 he was appointed byPius V to the ancient see of Aleria, Corsica, where the state of the Roman Catholic Church was deplorable. With the aid of three companions, he reclaimed the inhabitants, corrected abuses, rebuilt churches, founded colleges and seminaries, and despite the depredations of corsairs, and the death of his comrades, he placed the Church in a flourishing condition. In 1591 he was made Bishop of Pavia, where he died the following year. He left a number of works chiefly catechetical.
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- This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.
