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| San Francesco di Paola, ora pro nobis |
April 2nd is the Feast Day of San Francesco di Paola (St. Francis of Paola), patron saint of sailors, the Region of Calabria and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. In celebration, I'm posting a Prayer to Saint Francis of Paola. The accompanying photo of the Saint was taken at Most Precious Blood Church (113 Baxter Street), the national shrine of San Gennaro, located in New York City's historic Little Italy. The pictures of the Santuario di San Francesco in Paola, Cosenza, comes courtesy of our good friend John Cordi. The pictures below of the Basilica di San Francesco di Napoli were taken during my 2007 visit to Naples. Completed in 1846, this monumental neoclassical church (inspired by the Pantheon in Rome) was built by HM King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies in homage to St. Francis of Paola for the recovery of Naples from Joachim Murat and the French. Evviva San Francesco di Paola!
Prayer to Saint Francis of Paola
Lord God, by whom the holy are exalted and Saint Francis was raised to share in the glory of the saints, let his prayer and example bring us the reward you have promised to the humble. Amen.
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| Santuario di San Francesco di Paola in Paola, Cosenza |
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| Basilica di San Francesco di Paola in Napoli |
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Another look at the Basilica di San Francesco di Paola in Napoli
Photos by New York Scugnizzo
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