Anthony Zaccaria
Anthony Maria Zaccaria, CRSP (Italian: Antonio Maria Zaccaria; 1502 – 5 July 1539) was an early leader of the Counter Reformation, the founder of religious orders (Barnabites) and a promoter of the devotion to the Passion of Christ, the Eucharist and the renewal of the religious life among the laity. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, which celebrates his feast day on 5 July.
Saint Anthony Zaccaria | |
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| Confessor
Main Founder of Barnabites Counter-Reformer Soldier Priest | |
| Born | 1502 Cremona, Duchy of Milan (now Italy) |
| Died | 5 July 1539 Cremona, Duchy of Milan |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 3 January 1890, Rome by Pope Leo XIII |
| Canonized | 27 May 1897, Rome by Pope Leo XIII |
| Major shrine | San Paolo convent, Milan, Italy |
| Feast | 5 July |
| Attributes | Black cassock, lily, Cross, Chalice, Host |
| Patronage | The Barnabite order, Angelic Sisters of St. Paul, Laity of St. Paul, Physicians |
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