Possenti, Gabriel, Saint
Possenti, Gabriel, Saint
Born Assisi, Italy , 1838 ; died Isola di Gran Sasso, 1862 . He entered the Passionist Order, 1856 , and was sent to study at Isola, where he died of consumption. Of a modest and retiring nature, his life was without any miraculous event and his great sanctity was not fully appreciated until after his death , when many miracles occurred at his tomb at Isola di Gran Sasso. Patron of youth, particularly of young religious. Canonized , 1920 . Feast , 27 February .