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  • Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen

    04/23/2006 10:24:02 PM PDT · by Salvation · 9 replies · 233+ views
    Magnificat ^ | 1822 | Msgr. Paul Guérin
    SAINT FIDELIS of SIGMARINGENMartyr(1577-1622)Saint Fidelis was born of noble parents at Sigmaringen in what is now Prussia, in 1577. In his youth he frequently approached the Sacraments, visited the sick and the poor, and spent many hours before the altar. For a time he followed the legal profession and was remarkable for his advocacy of the poor and his respectful language towards his opponents.Finding it difficult to be both a rich lawyer and a good Christian, Fidelis entered the Capuchin Order and embraced a life of austerity and prayer. Hair shirts, iron-pointed girdles, and disciplines were penances too light for...