Caracciolo, Francis, Saint
Caracciolo, Francis, Saint
Confessor , co-founder of the Congregation of the Minor Clerks Regular, born Abruzzo, Italy , 1563 ; died Agnone, Italy , 1608 . He went to Naples in 1585 to study theology, and was ordained in 1587 . He collaborated with John Augustine Adorno in drawing up rules for the Congregation, which was approved by Pope Sixtus V, 1588 . Chosen general at Naples , 1593 , he established houses in Rome, Madrid, Valladolid, and Alcala. Relics at Naples and San Lorenzo in Lucina, Rome. Canonized , 1807 . Feast , Roman Calendar, 4 June .