Blessed Ippolito Galantini | |
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Florentine medal with the portrait of Ippolito Galantini | |
Born | 14 October 1565 Florence, Duchy of Florence |
Died | 20 March 1619 Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany | (aged 53)
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 19 June 1825, Saint Peter's Basilica, Papal States by Pope Leo XII |
Feast | 20 March |
Ippolito Galantini (14 October 1565 – 20 March 1619) was an Italian Roman Catholic and the founder of the Congregation of Christian Doctrine.[1] Galantini became a noted educator in Florence and Pope Leo XI dubbed Galantini as the "Apostle of Florence" due to his activism in educational affairs. He was subject to malicious attacks, even one failed assassination attempt, and was once accused of harboring heretical views though was exonerated from all charges.[2][3]