Saint Ignace de Laconi
Capucin (✝ 1781)
de l'Ordre des
Frères Mineurs Capucins.
Vincent de Laconi fut reçu par les capucins et y fit profession en 1722 prenant le nom d'Ignace. Travailleur humble, illettré, il accomplissait des travaux domestiques et aimait écouter la lecture de l'Écriture. Il a accompli prophéties et miracles.
Canonisé en 1951 par Pie XII.
Sites en lien:
À Cagliari en Sardaigne, l’an 1781, saint Ignace de Laconi, religieux capucin, qui passa sa longue vie à quêter inlassablement sur les places de la ville et sur les quais du port pour soulager les misères des pauvres.
Martyrologe
romain
Saint Ignace de LACONI
Nom: LACONI
Prénom: Ignace de
Nom de religion: Ignace de
Pays: Italie
Naissance: 17.12.1701 à Laconi (Sardaigne)
Mort:
11.05.1781 à Cagliari
Etat: Frère lai
capucin
Note: D'abord dans
différents couvents de Sardaigne, puis à Cagliari. Frère quêteur pendant 37
ans. Connu de tous, estimé de la jeunesse. Nombreux miracles durant sa vie
Béatification: 16.06.1940 à Rome
par Pie XII
Canonisation: 21.10.1951 à Rome
par Pie XII
Fête: 11 mai
Réf. dans l’Osservatore Romano:
Réf.
dans la Documentation Catholique: 1951 col.1555-1562
Notice
Né en 1701 à Laconi en Sardaigne, Ignace de
Laconi, entre chez les Capucins de Cagliari (Sardaigne) à vingt ans. Après
avoir passer vingt autres années en d'humbles travaux à l'intérieur du couvent,
on lui confie la tâche de frère quêteur qu'il exercera pendant trente-sept ans.
Il édifie alors tous ceux qu'il rencontre, les humbles comme les grands et
spécialement la jeunesse, par la joie continuelle qui se lit sur son visage,
expression de sa paix intérieur. Son apostolat s'accompagne de miracles. Il
meurt le 11 mai 1781.
SOURCE : http://www.abbaye-saint-benoit.ch/hagiographie/fiches/f0074.htm
IGNACE DE LACONI
Franciscain, Saint
1701-1781
Francisco Ignazio Vincenzo Peis, fut le deuxième de neuf frères. Il est
naquit à Laconi, en Italie, le 17 Novembre 1701.
Ses parents étaient très pauvres en biens, mais très riches en vertus humaines et Chrétiennes : ils ont bien élevé leurs enfants, les plaçant sur le bon chemin, celui qui conduit à Jésus-Christ.
Depuis son enfance, Ignace se sentit appelé à la vie Religieuse, mais depuis son enfance, également, il était souvent malade.
Le Seigneur lui avait accordé plusieurs dons surnaturels, tels que celui de la prophétie, ou encore de guérison et bien d’autres ; il était, comme le dit saint Paul, un “prédestiné”.
Encore jeune, il commença à pratiquer de sévères pénitences, tout en maintenant son esprit serein et joyeux, dans une étroite communion avec Le Christ.
Avant ses vingt ans il tomba gravement malade et par deux fois il se trouva aux portes de la mort.
Alors, plein de Foi, il promit au Seigneur de suivre les pas de Saint François d’Assise, s’il était guéri. Et, ayant été guéri, il voulut mettre en exécution la promesse qu’il avait faite.
Il partit alors à Calhiari pour y entrer chez les Frères Capucins du Monastère du Bon Chemin, mais il n’y fut pas accepté à cause de la fragilité de sa santé.
Mais il ne se laissa pas démoraliser pour autant : ayant attendu sa complète guérison il entra chez les franciscains en 1721.
Frère Ignace, comme on l’appelait, fut envoyé dans divers Couvents de son Ordre et, après quinze années de “pèlerinage” dans les autres Couvents, il revint de nouveau à celui du Bon Chemin à Calhiari, où il resta définitivement, occupant jusqu’à sa mort, la charge de portier.
Il avait un vrai esprit Franciscain : exemple vivant de pauvreté, il était tout à tous, et plus particulièrement les pauvres, les déshérités, les malades, aussi bien du point de vue corporel que spirituel : en somme, les pécheurs. Il en fit revenir beaucoup à la pratique religieuse par son exemple humble et fraternel.
Pendant les dernières cinq années de sa vie, il vécu complètement aveugle, mais cela ne l’empêcha nullement de continuer à mener sa vie de Moine, d’être toujours présent et d’accomplir avec droiture et sagesse les règlements qu’imposait son Ordre.
Ses parents étaient très pauvres en biens, mais très riches en vertus humaines et Chrétiennes : ils ont bien élevé leurs enfants, les plaçant sur le bon chemin, celui qui conduit à Jésus-Christ.
Depuis son enfance, Ignace se sentit appelé à la vie Religieuse, mais depuis son enfance, également, il était souvent malade.
Le Seigneur lui avait accordé plusieurs dons surnaturels, tels que celui de la prophétie, ou encore de guérison et bien d’autres ; il était, comme le dit saint Paul, un “prédestiné”.
Encore jeune, il commença à pratiquer de sévères pénitences, tout en maintenant son esprit serein et joyeux, dans une étroite communion avec Le Christ.
Avant ses vingt ans il tomba gravement malade et par deux fois il se trouva aux portes de la mort.
Alors, plein de Foi, il promit au Seigneur de suivre les pas de Saint François d’Assise, s’il était guéri. Et, ayant été guéri, il voulut mettre en exécution la promesse qu’il avait faite.
Il partit alors à Calhiari pour y entrer chez les Frères Capucins du Monastère du Bon Chemin, mais il n’y fut pas accepté à cause de la fragilité de sa santé.
Mais il ne se laissa pas démoraliser pour autant : ayant attendu sa complète guérison il entra chez les franciscains en 1721.
Frère Ignace, comme on l’appelait, fut envoyé dans divers Couvents de son Ordre et, après quinze années de “pèlerinage” dans les autres Couvents, il revint de nouveau à celui du Bon Chemin à Calhiari, où il resta définitivement, occupant jusqu’à sa mort, la charge de portier.
Il avait un vrai esprit Franciscain : exemple vivant de pauvreté, il était tout à tous, et plus particulièrement les pauvres, les déshérités, les malades, aussi bien du point de vue corporel que spirituel : en somme, les pécheurs. Il en fit revenir beaucoup à la pratique religieuse par son exemple humble et fraternel.
Pendant les dernières cinq années de sa vie, il vécu complètement aveugle, mais cela ne l’empêcha nullement de continuer à mener sa vie de Moine, d’être toujours présent et d’accomplir avec droiture et sagesse les règlements qu’imposait son Ordre.
Il décéda le 11 Mai 1781 et la renommée de sa sainteté ne cessa
d’augmenter, au fur et à mesure que les grâces obtenues par son intercession
augmentaient elles aussi.
Le Pape Pie XII le Béatifia en 1940, puis le Canonisa en 1951.
Notice
Né en 1701 à Laconi en Sardaigne, Ignace de Laconi, entre chez les Capucins de
Cagliari (Sardaigne) à vingt ans.
Après avoir passé vingt autres années en d'humbles travaux à l'intérieur du
Couvent, on lui confie la tâche de Frère quêteur qu'il exercera pendant
trente-sept ans.
Il édifie alors tous ceux qu'il rencontre, les humbles comme les grands et
spécialement la jeunesse, par la joie continuelle qui se lit sur son visage,
expression de sa Paix intérieur.
Son apostolat s'accompagne de miracles. Il meurt le 11 Mai 1781.
SOURCE : http://nouvl.evangelisation.free.fr/ignace_de_laconi.htm
Saint’ Ignace (Ignazio) de Laconi
Religieux o.f.m. cap.
Vincenzo
Peis, né en 1701 à Laconi (Sardaigne), était un modeste paysan à la santé
fragile.
Il fut
admis comme frère laïc chez les Capucins de Cagliari en 1721 sous le nom
d'Ignace et résida dans les divers couvents de sa Province, exerçant surtout la
tâche de frère quêteur.
Il devint
très populaire grâce à sa piété, à sa simplicité et à sa charité, surtout
envers les pauvres et les malades ; toutes les classes de la société
l'avaient en vénération.
Il mourut
octogénaire le 11 mai 1781.
Ignazio de Laconi a été canonisé
le 21 octobre 1951 par le
Vénérable Pie XII (Eugenio Pacelli, 1939-1958).
Source principale : capucinsorient.org (« Rév. x gpm »).
©Evangelizo.org 2001-2016
Ignatius of Laconi (AC)
Born in Laconi, Sardinia, in 1701; died at Cagliari, Italy, in 1781; canonized
in 1951; feast day formerly May 12. I would like to be more like this Saint
Ignatius because I think he is a wonderful role model. Vincent Peis' parents
were of modest means, but his was not a modest devotion to God. In fact, his
childlike devotion was so remarkable that he would be found daily at the church
doors before dawn, waiting in prayer, for them to be opened.
With some difficulty he was
received into the Capuchin branch of the Franciscan Order at Buoncammino (near
Cagliari) in 1722 as a lay-brother, taking the name Ignatius. He passed his
life doing mundane tasks and, at age 40 (1741), was entrusted with the work of
questor, that is, begging for his convent at Cagliari. This office, which was
his occupation for 40 years, gave him an opportunity to exercise his gentle
love of children, the poor, and the sick. He travelled about on foot in all
kinds of weather, meeting with refusals and contradictions but he never gave
up. An unusual legend tells us that he would never beg alms from an
unscrupulous moneylender, who complained of this neglect. The local guardian
ordered Ignatius to call upon him. The saint returned with a sack of food, but
when it was opened, it dripped with blood. More reliable accounts tell of his
levitation in prayer and miracles of healing wrought through his intercession.
Though
he was illiterate, he loved to listen to the Gospels, especially the Passion
accounts, and was favored with the gifts of prophecy and miracles. He would
pass whole hours in prayer before the tabernacle. The particulars about his
Christ-centered life that have survived show a determined, gentle character
like those in the Little Flowers of Saint Francis. A contemporary portrait of
the saint at Cagliari confirms a written description of him as medium height
with slight features, a white beard and hair, upright in gait, and easy in
manner (Attwater, Benedictines, Farmer).
SOURCE : http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0511.shtml
Saint
Ignatius of Laconi
(St Ignace de Laconi)
Feast Day – May 12
Saint Ignatius of Laconi, the son of pious peasants at Laconi, Sicily, was born in 1701. As a young man he vowed, during a serious illness, that if he recovered his health, he would consecrate his life to God in the Capuchin Order. He regained his health, but kept putting off the fulfillment of his vow from day to day.
Then, as if to warn him, his life was gain threatened when a horse he was riding became shy. Ignatius called upon St Francis renewing the vow he had previously made, and again received help. This time even his parents raised no objections.
Saint Ignatius of Laconi asked for admission at the convent at Cagliari, but the superiors hesitated at first because of his delicate health. Then Ignatius looked up an influential friend who interceded for him, and he was received. The ardor of his soul made him so strong that he could attend all the exercises of the community and even excel his brethren in perfect observance of the rule.
After being employed in the community for several years at various occupations, he was appointed quester of alms because of his edifying conduct. The citizens of Cagliari soon realized that Brother Ignatius really gave them more than he took away with him. His modest demeanor was a quiet sermon for all who saw him going about. He seldom spoke; but when charity and the salvation of souls required it, he spoke with exceptional kindness. He would also instruct the children and the uneducated, comfort the sick, and urge sinners to be converted and to do penance. Mockery and contempt he accepted calmly, replying only with kind words.
St Ignatius punctually obeyed his superiors, even when it required the denial of his own will. As an example, the good brother was accustomed to pass by the house of a usurer, because he feared that in accepting any alms from him he would share the guilt of this man's injustices. When the man complained and the superior commanded the brother to accept alms from him, Ignatius always called on the usurer for his donation. Perhaps this is what caused the man's conversion.
The sister of the servant of God had often written to him asking him to pay her a visit, so she could get his advice in certain important matters. Ignatius had no mind to heed her request, but when his superior ordered him to do so, he at once undertook the journey. But he left again as soon as he had given the required advice.
When his brother was sent to prison, it was hoped that, in view of the reputation of Brother Ignatius, the latter could obtain his brother's release. His superior sent him to speak to the governor, but he asked merely that his brother be dealt with according to justice. Not for anything in the world would Brother Ignatius have kept anyone from doing his duty.
Despite his infirmity, Ignatius persevered in his arduous work until he was 80 years old. Even after he became blind, he continued to make his daily rounds for two years. The veneration of the people increased, and many sick persons were miraculously aided by him.
St Ignatius died on May 11, 1781, and many miracles occurred at his grave. Brother Ignatius was beatified in 1940, and canonized in 1951.
*from: The Franciscan Book of Saints, ed. by Marion Habig, ofm.
Saint Ignatius of Laconi
Religious
Ignatius Peis-Sanna
(baptized Vincent) was born December 18, 1701 in
Laconi, Sardinia. His large family lived on a small farm and every child
was needed to work but Vincent seemed more interested in praying than
farming. He joined the Capuchins in 1721. For almost forty
years he served as quaestor begging alms in Cagliari, highly esteemed for his
humility and charity, and adorned with many gifts from God. To those who came
to him for comfort, he would advise, "Trust God." In numerous
instances, God's healing power was channeled through this "apostle of the
streets." Although blind for the last two years of his life,
Ignatius was still actively engaged in ministry until just a few months before
his death in 1781.
Pope Pius XII beatified him on June 16, 1940 and canonized him on October 21, 1951.
PRAYER
Lord God, you led Saint Ignatius along the way of humility, innocence, and fraternal charity to the heights of sanctity. Help us to imitate his virtues and to practice charity on earth with word and deed. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
St. Ignatius of Laconi was a Capuchin Friar. He was born in 1701
and died in 1781. He was canonized 1951 by Pius XII.
Born the
second of seven children in a poor farming family, Francis Ignatius Vincent
Peis was so named because his safe delivery through a difficult pregnancy
was achieved through the intercession of St. Francis of Assisi. His
mother promised the saint that she would name her unborn baby Francis and that
he would join the Capuchins as an adult.
Since his
early childhood, Francis demonstrated a capacity for hard work in the fields
and a strong piety. He would often be seen in prayer and was known to
wait at the church doors every morning in prayer until they were opened.
He wanted to
join the Capuchins as a teenager, but his father would not allow him to because
the family depended on his labour to survive. However, on surviving a riding
accident through God’s intervention at the age of 20, he decided to enter the
Capuchin monastery at once, and took his vows a year later, taking his second
name, Ignatius, as his religious name.
Ignatius
spent his first 15 years as a Capuchin doing various menial jobs around the
monastery and for the last 40 years of his life he was appointed questor, or
offical beggar, for the monastery. He would travel around the town
collecting food and donations for the friars.
He was
particularly well loved by the poor and by children, and was often given alms
by those who barely had anything to give. He refused them from the very
poor, saying that it was better for them to keep it for themselves. He
tended to the sick and to street children everyday on his rounds through
town, and many miracles of healing were said to have occurred through his
intercession.
(St Ignace de Laconi)
Feast Day – May 12
Saint Ignatius of Laconi, the son of pious peasants at Laconi, Sicily, was born in 1701. As a young man he vowed, during a serious illness, that if he recovered his health, he would consecrate his life to God in the Capuchin Order. He regained his health, but kept putting off the fulfillment of his vow from day to day.
Then, as if to warn him, his life was gain threatened when a horse he was riding became shy. Ignatius called upon St Francis renewing the vow he had previously made, and again received help. This time even his parents raised no objections.
Saint Ignatius of Laconi asked for admission at the convent at Cagliari, but the superiors hesitated at first because of his delicate health. Then Ignatius looked up an influential friend who interceded for him, and he was received. The ardor of his soul made him so strong that he could attend all the exercises of the community and even excel his brethren in perfect observance of the rule.
After being employed in the community for several years at various occupations, he was appointed quester of alms because of his edifying conduct. The citizens of Cagliari soon realized that Brother Ignatius really gave them more than he took away with him. His modest demeanor was a quiet sermon for all who saw him going about. He seldom spoke; but when charity and the salvation of souls required it, he spoke with exceptional kindness. He would also instruct the children and the uneducated, comfort the sick, and urge sinners to be converted and to do penance. Mockery and contempt he accepted calmly, replying only with kind words.
St Ignatius punctually obeyed his superiors, even when it required the denial of his own will. As an example, the good brother was accustomed to pass by the house of a usurer, because he feared that in accepting any alms from him he would share the guilt of this man's injustices. When the man complained and the superior commanded the brother to accept alms from him, Ignatius always called on the usurer for his donation. Perhaps this is what caused the man's conversion.
The sister of the servant of God had often written to him asking him to pay her a visit, so she could get his advice in certain important matters. Ignatius had no mind to heed her request, but when his superior ordered him to do so, he at once undertook the journey. But he left again as soon as he had given the required advice.
When his brother was sent to prison, it was hoped that, in view of the reputation of Brother Ignatius, the latter could obtain his brother's release. His superior sent him to speak to the governor, but he asked merely that his brother be dealt with according to justice. Not for anything in the world would Brother Ignatius have kept anyone from doing his duty.
Despite his infirmity, Ignatius persevered in his arduous work until he was 80 years old. Even after he became blind, he continued to make his daily rounds for two years. The veneration of the people increased, and many sick persons were miraculously aided by him.
St Ignatius died on May 11, 1781, and many miracles occurred at his grave. Brother Ignatius was beatified in 1940, and canonized in 1951.
*from: The Franciscan Book of Saints, ed. by Marion Habig, ofm.
Saint Ignatius of Laconi
Religious
Ignatius Peis-Sanna
(baptized Vincent) was born December 18, 1701 in
Laconi, Sardinia. His large family lived on a small farm and every child
was needed to work but Vincent seemed more interested in praying than
farming. He joined the Capuchins in 1721. For almost forty
years he served as quaestor begging alms in Cagliari, highly esteemed for his
humility and charity, and adorned with many gifts from God. To those who came
to him for comfort, he would advise, "Trust God." In numerous
instances, God's healing power was channeled through this "apostle of the
streets." Although blind for the last two years of his life,
Ignatius was still actively engaged in ministry until just a few months before
his death in 1781. Pope Pius XII beatified him on June 16, 1940 and canonized him on October 21, 1951.
PRAYER
Lord God, you led Saint Ignatius along the way of humility, innocence, and fraternal charity to the heights of sanctity. Help us to imitate his virtues and to practice charity on earth with word and deed. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Also known
as
§
Vincenzo
Peis
§
11 May
Profile
Son of a poor
farmer
with seven
children,
Ignatius grew up in hard rural poverty,
working
the fields. At age 17, he became very ill,
and promised to become a Franciscan
if he was spared. When he was cured, his father
convinced him to wait. At age 20 Ignatius was almost killed when he lost
control of his horse;
suddenly the horse
stopped, and trotted on quietly. Ignatius was convinced God had
saved his life again, and he decided to follow his religious vocation at once.
He joined the Capuchin
monastery
of Saint Benedict at Buoncammino,
Italy
as a lay
brother, taking his vows in 1722.
Worked fifteen years in his house’s weaving
shed, then spent forty years as part of a team who went house to house asking
food and donations for the friars.
People soon realized they received a gift in return from Brother Ignatius as he
consoled the sick
and the lonely, and cheered children
of the street. He made peace between enemies, converted
sinners, advised people in trouble.
People noticed Igantius would skip the house of a rich
money-lender, a man who never forgave a debt, and who felt slighted because
Ignatius passed his house. He complained to Brother Ignatius’ superior, who
knew nothing about the money-lender, and so sent Ignatius to the house. The
saint returned with a large sack of food, but when the sack was emptied, blood
dripped out. “This is the blood of the poor,”
Ignatius softly explained. “That is why I never ask for anything at that
house.”
Born
§
17
December 1701
at Laconi,
Nuoro, Italy
as Vincenzo Peis
§
21
October 1951
by Pope
Pius
XII
May 11: St. Ignatius of Laconi
A Summary of His Life
“Saint Ignatius was born in 1701, the son of peasants at Laconi,
Sardinia. As a young man he vowed, during a serious illness, that if he
recovered his health, he would consecrate his life to God in the Order of
Friars Minor Capuchin. He regained his health, but kept putting off the
fulfillment of his vow from day to day. There is some indication that his
parents raised objections to his entering the Franciscans. Some time later his
life was again threatened when a horse he was riding shied. Ignatius called
upon the assistance of Saint Francis of Assisi and renewed the vow he had
previously made. This time his parents did not raise objections to his becoming
a Franciscan.
“He asked for admission at the Capuchin convent at Cagliari, but the
superiors hesitated at first because of his delicate health. Ignatius then
looked up an influential friend who interceded for him, and he was received
into the novitiate. Despite his physical infirmities, his ardor allowed him to
attend the spiritual exercises of the community and excel in perfection of his
observance of the Rule of Life of Saint Francis.
“After being employed in the community for several years at various
occupations, he was appointed quester of alms because of his edifying conduct.
He had good relations with the citizens of Cagliari, who realized that although
Brother Ignatius was begging alms, he was also giving back to them in a
spiritual manner. His modest demeanor was seen as a quiet sermon for all who
saw him going about. He seldom spoke; but when charity required it, he spoke
with exceptional kindness. He would also instruct the children and the
uneducated, comfort the sick, and urge sinners to be converted and to do penance.
“Ignatius was known for punctually obeying his superiors, even when it
required the denial of his own will. He was accustomed to pass by the house of
an usurer, because he feared that in accepting an alms from him he would share
the guilt of this man’s injustices. But when the man complained and the
superior commanded, Ignatius accepted alms from the man. On returning to the
friary, St. Ignatius opened the sack offered by the usurer and blood flowed
out. To those around him the saint said, “This is the blood of the poor
squeezed from them by usury.”
Ignatius’ sister had often written to him asking him to pay her a visit,
so she could get his advice in certain matters. Ignatius had no mind to heed
her request, but when his superior ordered him to do so, he at once undertook
the journey. But he left again as soon as he had given the required advice.
“When his brother was sent to prison, it was hoped that, in view of the
reputation of Brother Ignatius, the latter could obtain his brother’s release.
His superior sent him to speak to the governor, but he asked merely that his
brother be dealt with according to justice. Not for anything in the world would
Brother Ignatius have kept anyone from doing his duty.
“Despite his infirmity, Ignatius persevered in his work until he was 80
years old. Even after he became blind, he continued to make his daily rounds
for two years. The veneration of the people increased, and many sick persons
accounted miraculously healings that were aided by him.
He died on May 11, 1781, and many miracles were said to have occurred at
his grave. Brother Ignatius was beatified in 1940, and canonized in 1951.”
Additional Information
The official summarium of the Positio super virtubtibus (1868)
lists 121 pages of miracles performed during the lifetime of St. Ignatius and
86 attributed to him after his death.
As a boy, Ignatius called the church “my home.” He went there
early in the morning before the doors opened and knelt down at the entrance.
The people of Laconi called him “the little saint.”
Initially, Ignatius was denied admission to the Capuchins because the
provincial felt that the young man’s frail constitution made him unfit to
endure the austere life and hard labors of a Capuchin brother.
Br. Damian of Neonelli said of Ignatius time in the novitiate that he, “…lived
it with intense fervor and devotion. He observed with the greatest care even
the most minute prescriptions of the Rule, whether they were obligatory or only
counsels. He surpassed all the other novices in recollection, silence,
obedience, reception of the sacraments, and the spirit of devotion. Everyone
looked upon him as a saint, the more so when they found him at night, after
midnight office, kneeling before the image of the Madonna and talking to her in
soft and tender tones.”
A witness to his cause testified: “I saw with my own eyes how the
servant of God went about with downcast eyes. He always held his rosary in his
hand. The children ran to him, and he gave them pieces of bread. When the
people saw him passing by, they showed him the greatest respect. If some of
them were quarreling, they kept silence at his approach.”
Ignatius often talked about the great love we should have for Jesus in
the Blessed Sacrament. He took as his model Lawrence of Brindisi who was a
veritable furnace of divine love, “not cold, like himself.”
In the official process it states of Ignatius: “He taught little
children the catechism and asked them to pray for the exaltation of the Church
and the spread of the Christian faith. Whenever he stayed at homes in the
course of his questing, he spoke of the mysteries of the faith, the passion and
death of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Incarnation. He frequently expressed an
intense desire to see the whole world become Catholic.”
When he was insulted, he was glad that at least somebody knew him for
what he was. “At long last,” he would say, “one person in Cagliari
knows me and calls me what I really am.” When others applauded his
miracles, he said, “Be quiet, this is the Lord’s work.”
Regarding his humble austerity, his cell had a “poor little cot of
bare boards with a rock for a pillow,” and his worn and threadbare habit
was, “of coarse Sardinian wool which, with the permission of his superior,
he wished to wear until death, even though the province had introduced a habit
of finer material.”
In a circular letter, Ignatius’ Capuchin superior painted an accurate
picture of the humble lay brother only seventeen days following his death: “This
most exemplary religious wore our holy habit from the twentieth year of his
life; he always led a life of ceaseless mortification and won the esteem of all
who had the good fortune to meet him and speak with him… I feel it hardly
necessary to call attention to his scrupulous religious observance. He was
always the first in choir, not only in his younger days but even as an
octogenarian. He did not allow his advanced age to excuse him from standing, as
was his custom, several hours of the night in church in continuous contemplation.
His was a prompt and unquestioning obedience. It was enough for him to know the
mind of his superiors for him to carry out their will, whatever it might be.
Everyone loved him… He always kept his gaze fixed on eternity, the strict
account he would have to render at the moment of his death, and the vanity of
this passing world. He knew how to combine incredible fasting, privation of
sleep, and continual mortification with common observance.”
Pope Pius XII canonized St. Ignatius of Laconi on October 21, 1945 and
called him: “A hero of sanctity, of humble birth, who lived his life in
lowly conditions… Long and difficult tasks seemed easy to him; easy, too, was
the obedience he gave to his superiors. For him even the most painful corporal
sufferings were light and sweet, all because he accepted whatever happened to
him, whether agreeable or disagreeable, with complete resignation. He relied
entirely on the will of God. That was the source of his strength.”
– Source: Mariano D’Altari, O.F.M.Cap., ed., The Capuchin Way: Lives
of Capuchins (Victoria: North American Capuchin Conference, 1993), 117-133.
SOURCE : http://capuchins.org/blog/?p=1330
Il frate era Ignazio da Laconi, che ancora in vita veniva chiamato “padre santo” e che la scrittrice e premio Nobel Grazia Deledda, definì “L’uomo più ricordato del Settecento sardo”.
Nacque a Laconi (Nuoro) il 17 dicembre 1701, secondo dei nove figli di Mattia Peis Cadello e di Anna Maria Sanna Casu, genitori poveri ma ricchi di fede; al battesimo gli fu imposto il nome di Vincenzo.
Crebbe timorato di Dio e ancora adolescente già praticava digiuni e mortificazioni; non frequentò scuole e non imparò mai a scrivere, ma andava ogni giorno a Messa e faceva il chierichetto; di poche parole parlava appena il dialetto sardo.
A diciotto anni si ammalò gravemente e fece voto di entrare fra i cappuccini se fosse guarito; ma una volta risanato non mantenne il voto; due anni dopo il suo cavallo si mise a correre sfrenatamente senza controllo ai bordi di un precipizio, improvvisamente si bloccò e Vincenzo fu salvo per la seconda volta, allora ricordò la promessa fatta.
Aveva 20 anni quando il 3 novembre 1721, Vincenzo Peis Cadello si presentò al convento dei cappuccini di Buoncammino a Cagliari, non fu accettato subito, visto il suo gracile fisico, ma poi con la mediazione del marchese di Laconi Gabriele Aymerich, poté entrarvi e indossare l’abito dei Cappuccini il 10 novembre 1721, prendendo il nome di fra’ Ignazio da Laconi.
Dopo il prescritto anno di Noviziato, fu trasferito nel convento di Iglesias, dove fu dispensiere e nel contempo addetto alla questua nelle campagne del Sulcis.
Per quindici anni visse tra i conventi sardi di Domusnovas, Sanluri, Oristano e Quartu, poi fu richiamato al convento di Buoncammino di Cagliari e destinato al lanificio del convento, dove si confezionava il tessuto per i religiosi.
Nel 1741 a 40 anni venne impiegato come questuante nella città di Cagliari, considerato un compito di grande importanza e responsabilità.
Cagliari fu per 40 anni il campo del suo apostolato, svolto con efficacia e con tanto amore tra i poveri ed i peccatori; il cappuccino questuante è stato nei secoli, la figura umile e grande nello stesso tempo, che portava la realtà del chiuso dei conventi in mezzo alla gente, facendone sentire la presenza nella società borghese e popolare di allora.
Si chiedeva l’offerta per i bisogni del convento e per i poveri e spessissimo il questuante avendo instaurato un periodico contatto con le persone e con le famiglie, portava l’atteso consiglio, la Parola di Dio e interveniva con la preghiera e con la persuasione a districare situazioni scabrose.
Così fu l’opera di un altro grande santo questuante francescano, Egidio Maria di S. Giuseppe (1729-1812) che operò nella città di Napoli, quasi contemporaneamente ad Ignazio da Laconi.
Frate Ignazio fu venerato da tutti per lo splendore delle sue virtù e per i molti miracoli da lui operati; per la sua attenzione verso le necessità materiali dei poveri che indirizzava al convento, ma anche per quelle spirituali, la sua bontà fu strumento di riconciliazione e di conversione per molti peccatori.
Nel 1779 frate Ignazio divenuto cieco, venne dispensato dalla questua, ma per sua volontà volle continuare a partecipare alla vita comune dei frati, sottostando a tutte le regole e pratiche disciplinari, fino alla santa morte avvenuta a Cagliari l’11 maggio 1781 all’età di 80 anni; per due giorni una folla impressionante di popolo e persone importanti, sfilò davanti al feretro del cappuccino per rendergli omaggio.
In vita era stato dotato di evidenti carismi e la fama della sua santità era molto diffusa, dopo la morte aumentò ancora anche per i frequenti miracoli che si verificavano per la sua intercessione; pertanto nel 1844 l’arcivescovo di Cagliari diede inizio alla causa di beatificazione.
Pio IX il 26 maggio 1869 lo dichiarò ‘venerabile’; fu beatificato da Pio XII il 16 giugno 1940 e proclamato santo dallo stesso pontefice il 21 ottobre 1951.
Alla cerimonia di canonizzazione a Roma, era presente un altro grande questuante cappuccino dello stesso convento di Cagliari, fra’ Nicola da Gesturi (1882-1958) che sarà proclamato beato il 3 ottobre 1999 da papa Giovanni Paolo II.
L’umile frate sardo, mendicante e illetterato, s. Ignazio da Laconi, viene celebrato l’11 maggio e in Sardegna è considerato come patrono degli studenti.
Autore: Antonio Borrelli
Sant' Ignazio da Laconi Frate
cappuccino
Laconi, Nuoro, 17 dicembre 1701 - Cagliari, 11
maggio 1781
Devotissimo
e dedito alla penitenza fin da giovane, indossò il saio francescano, nonostante
la sua gracile costituzione, e fu dispensiere ed umile questuante nel convento
di Iglesias e poi in altri conventi. Dopo quindici anni, fu richiamato a
Cagliari nel convento del Buoncammino. Qui, lavorò nel lanificio e come
questuante in città, svolgendo per quarant’anni il suo apostolato tra poveri e
peccatori, aiutando e convertendo. La gente lo chiamava “Padre santo “ e anche
un pastore protestante, cappellano del reggimento di fanteria tedesco, lo
definì ‘un santo vivente’. Divenuto cieco due anni prima della morte, fu
dispensato dalla questua ma continuò a osservare la Regola come i suoi
confratelli.
Etimologia: Ignazio = di fuoco, igneo, dal latino
Martirologio
Romano: A Cagliari, sant’Ignazio da Láconi, religioso dell’Ordine dei Frati
Minori Cappuccini, che per le piazze della città e le taverne dei porti
instancabilmente mendicò offerte per sovvenire alla miseria dei poveri.
La
testimonianza più bella e certamente rispecchiante la realtà, ci viene dal
contemporaneo pastore protestante Giuseppe Fues, cappellano del reggimento di
fanteria tedesco “von Ziethen”, al servizio del re di Sardegna e di stanza a
Cagliari, il quale nel 1773 scriveva ad un suo amico in Germania: “Noi vediamo
tutti i giorni mendicare attorno per la città un santo vivente, il quale è un
frate laico dei cappuccini e si è acquistato con parecchi miracoli la
venerazione dei suoi compatrioti”.
Il frate era Ignazio da Laconi, che ancora in vita veniva chiamato “padre santo” e che la scrittrice e premio Nobel Grazia Deledda, definì “L’uomo più ricordato del Settecento sardo”.
Nacque a Laconi (Nuoro) il 17 dicembre 1701, secondo dei nove figli di Mattia Peis Cadello e di Anna Maria Sanna Casu, genitori poveri ma ricchi di fede; al battesimo gli fu imposto il nome di Vincenzo.
Crebbe timorato di Dio e ancora adolescente già praticava digiuni e mortificazioni; non frequentò scuole e non imparò mai a scrivere, ma andava ogni giorno a Messa e faceva il chierichetto; di poche parole parlava appena il dialetto sardo.
A diciotto anni si ammalò gravemente e fece voto di entrare fra i cappuccini se fosse guarito; ma una volta risanato non mantenne il voto; due anni dopo il suo cavallo si mise a correre sfrenatamente senza controllo ai bordi di un precipizio, improvvisamente si bloccò e Vincenzo fu salvo per la seconda volta, allora ricordò la promessa fatta.
Aveva 20 anni quando il 3 novembre 1721, Vincenzo Peis Cadello si presentò al convento dei cappuccini di Buoncammino a Cagliari, non fu accettato subito, visto il suo gracile fisico, ma poi con la mediazione del marchese di Laconi Gabriele Aymerich, poté entrarvi e indossare l’abito dei Cappuccini il 10 novembre 1721, prendendo il nome di fra’ Ignazio da Laconi.
Dopo il prescritto anno di Noviziato, fu trasferito nel convento di Iglesias, dove fu dispensiere e nel contempo addetto alla questua nelle campagne del Sulcis.
Per quindici anni visse tra i conventi sardi di Domusnovas, Sanluri, Oristano e Quartu, poi fu richiamato al convento di Buoncammino di Cagliari e destinato al lanificio del convento, dove si confezionava il tessuto per i religiosi.
Nel 1741 a 40 anni venne impiegato come questuante nella città di Cagliari, considerato un compito di grande importanza e responsabilità.
Cagliari fu per 40 anni il campo del suo apostolato, svolto con efficacia e con tanto amore tra i poveri ed i peccatori; il cappuccino questuante è stato nei secoli, la figura umile e grande nello stesso tempo, che portava la realtà del chiuso dei conventi in mezzo alla gente, facendone sentire la presenza nella società borghese e popolare di allora.
Si chiedeva l’offerta per i bisogni del convento e per i poveri e spessissimo il questuante avendo instaurato un periodico contatto con le persone e con le famiglie, portava l’atteso consiglio, la Parola di Dio e interveniva con la preghiera e con la persuasione a districare situazioni scabrose.
Così fu l’opera di un altro grande santo questuante francescano, Egidio Maria di S. Giuseppe (1729-1812) che operò nella città di Napoli, quasi contemporaneamente ad Ignazio da Laconi.
Frate Ignazio fu venerato da tutti per lo splendore delle sue virtù e per i molti miracoli da lui operati; per la sua attenzione verso le necessità materiali dei poveri che indirizzava al convento, ma anche per quelle spirituali, la sua bontà fu strumento di riconciliazione e di conversione per molti peccatori.
Nel 1779 frate Ignazio divenuto cieco, venne dispensato dalla questua, ma per sua volontà volle continuare a partecipare alla vita comune dei frati, sottostando a tutte le regole e pratiche disciplinari, fino alla santa morte avvenuta a Cagliari l’11 maggio 1781 all’età di 80 anni; per due giorni una folla impressionante di popolo e persone importanti, sfilò davanti al feretro del cappuccino per rendergli omaggio.
In vita era stato dotato di evidenti carismi e la fama della sua santità era molto diffusa, dopo la morte aumentò ancora anche per i frequenti miracoli che si verificavano per la sua intercessione; pertanto nel 1844 l’arcivescovo di Cagliari diede inizio alla causa di beatificazione.
Pio IX il 26 maggio 1869 lo dichiarò ‘venerabile’; fu beatificato da Pio XII il 16 giugno 1940 e proclamato santo dallo stesso pontefice il 21 ottobre 1951.
Alla cerimonia di canonizzazione a Roma, era presente un altro grande questuante cappuccino dello stesso convento di Cagliari, fra’ Nicola da Gesturi (1882-1958) che sarà proclamato beato il 3 ottobre 1999 da papa Giovanni Paolo II.
L’umile frate sardo, mendicante e illetterato, s. Ignazio da Laconi, viene celebrato l’11 maggio e in Sardegna è considerato come patrono degli studenti.
Autore: Antonio Borrelli
