Blessed Andrew of Segni

To this was added the war he had to wage unceasingly against the demons, who neglected nothing in their attempts to tear the servant of God from his retreat. But, aided by divine help and sustained by the sight of the cross, the sign of which he had engraved into the marble of his cave, Andrew rendered all the efforts of the enemy vain and thwarted all his ruses. He had thereby acquired a particular power over the demons, whom he put to flight. The victims of diabolical assaults found help and protection in him. His humility was not diminished by all these privileges reserved for the great saints; he proved this well wh en Boniface V Boniface VIII Pope who appointed Louis to the bishopric of Toulouse. III, his nephew, the son of his sister, named him cardinal. For fear that this high dignity might distance him from the hidden life in union with Christ, he immediately returned the title and constantly refused this sublime honor. This conduct appeared so surprising and so admirable to Boniface VIII that he promised to canonize his uncle if he survived him.

He had a very compassionate soul, and his universal sensitivity extended even to animals. One day when he was ill, some small birds killed in the hunt were brought to him to awaken his dull appetite. The Saint felt pity for these poor animals lying lifeless and all bloody before his eyes. He made the sign of the cross over them, praying to God to resurrect them. As soon as he had finished his prayer, the birds began to stir, flapped their wings, and flew away.

Endowed with a mind very apt for the study of letters, he deserved to be praised for his learning, and was thus, by his doctrine as well as his holiness, one of the most remarkable men of his time. He composed, under the t itle of The Infancy of the l'Enfancement de la Vierge A theological work written by André on the virtues of Mary. Virgin, an excellent book on the merits and virtues of the Mother of God. This work has perished through the ravages of time, but the testimonies of doctors speak of it with great praise. Miracles were not lacking either to attest to his holiness. Finally, filled with merits and having become more worthy of heaven than of earth, he passed from this world to God, on February 1st, in the year of our salvation 1302. His body, having become famous by the gathering of people it attracts and by the expulsion of demons, is seen and honored in the church of the monastery of Saint Lawrence of the Conventual Friars Minor. His cult had been cons Innocent XIII Pope who approved the cult of Dalmace Monier in 1721. ecrated by time, when a decree of Innocent XIII, a pope of the same family and a worthy emulator of his ancestors, confirmed it by a solemn decree.

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Endowed with a mind very apt for the study of letters, he deserved to be praised for his learning, and was thus, by his doctrine as well as his holiness, one of the most remarkable men of his time. He composed, under the title of The Childhood of the Virgin, an excellent book on the merits and virtues of the Mother of God. This work has perished through the ravages of time, but the testimonies of doctors speak of it with great praise. Miracles were also not lacking to attest to his holiness. Finally, filled with merits and having become more worthy of heaven than of earth, he passed from this world to God, on the 1st of February, in the year of our salvation 1302. His body, having become famous by the concourse of people it attracts and by the expulsion of demons, is seen and honored in the church of the monastery of Saint Lawrence of the Conventual Friars Minor. His cult had been consecrated by time, when a decree of Innocent XIII, a pope of the same family and a worthy emulator of his ancestors, confirmed it by a solemn decree. Franciscan Breviary and Seraphic Palm.