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at Naples, which by the laxity of its discipline had become a source of great scandal. By his own example and his untiring zeal, he restored the religious discipline of the convent but not without many and great difficulties. Certain wicked men who were accustomed to having clandestine meetings with
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the nuns became exasperated at the saint's interference, and one night he was assaulted and severely wounded. He was brought to the monastery of the Theatines to recuperate. Here, however, he resolved to devote himself entirely to God and he entered the
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of Naples and Sicily and invoked especially against a sudden death. He is also invoked for the protection of stroke victims. His remains lie buried in the Church of San Paolo Maggiore in Naples. His feast day is 10 November.
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was a close friend of Avellino and sought his advice in the most important affairs of the church. He also requested him to establish a new Theatine house in Milan.
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works. His letters were published in 1731 at Naples in two volumes, and his other ascetical works were published three years later in five volumes.
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priest. He is venerated as the patron saint of Naples and Sicily and invoked especially against a sudden death. He led a life busy in
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at the age of twenty-six. For some time he held the office of lawyer at the ecclesiastical court of Naples.
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On 10 November 1608, when beginning the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, he was stricken with
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A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints: With a General Introduction on Hagiology
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After completing his novitiate, he obtained permission to visit the tombs of the
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he was invested, being then thirty-five years of age, and took the name of
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Saint Andrew Avellino Parish Flushing, NY USA Established 1914
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Ott, Michael. "St. Andrew Avellino." The Catholic Encyclopedia
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Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907. 13 June 2018
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The archbishop of Naples now commissioned him to reform a
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Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "St. Andrew Avellino".
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