Saint Paul of the Cross CP | |
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![]() Painting of St Paul of the Cross at his birthplace in Ovada, Italy | |
Priest, Founder, Mystic and Confessor | |
Born | Paolo Francesco Danei 3 January 1694 Ovada, Duchy of Savoy |
Died | 18 October 1775 Rome, Papal States | (aged 81)
Venerated in | Catholic Church |
Beatified | 1 May 1853 by Pope Pius IX |
Canonized | 29 June 1867 by Pope Pius IX |
Major shrine | Basilica of SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Rome, Italy |
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Attributes | Passionist Habit, Crucifix |
Paul of the Cross, CP (Italian: San Paolo della Croce; born Paolo Francesco Danei; 3 January 1694 – 18 October 1775) was an Italian Catholic mystic, and founder of the Passionists.