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== Levitating Saints == | |||
[[File:San_Giuseppe_da_Copertino_si_eleva_in_volo_alla_vista_della_Basilica_di_Loreto.jpg|thumb|San Giuseppe da Copertino si eleva in volo alla vista della Basilica di Loreto]] | |||
=== The Flying Friar: St. J'''oseph of Cupertino''' === | |||
Like some of the greatest Saints, Guiseppe, or Joseph (1603-1663), was considered ill-educated and too ignorant to join an order, in this case the Franciscans. Instead, he worked in the stables for three years before they recognized his piety and simple, pure devotion and admitted him to the Order. | |||
Having experienced ecstatic visions as a child, the experiences multiplied upon becoming a priest in 1625, to the point of levitating during Mass. His fellow brothers and superiors objected to the disruptions, and at one point, at least, tied him down so that he would not fly. | |||
== The English Martyrs == | == The English Martyrs == | ||