{"id":106925,"date":"2026-11-09T13:36:16","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T12:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/postulazione-generale-custodire-e-promuovere-la-fama-di-santita-dei-nostri-confratelli\/"},"modified":"2026-11-09T13:37:51","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T12:37:51","slug":"postulazione-generale-custodire-e-promuovere-la-fama-di-santita-dei-nostri-confratelli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/postulazione-generale-custodire-e-promuovere-la-fama-di-santita-dei-nostri-confratelli\/","title":{"rendered":"General Postulation: Preserving and Promoting the Reputation for Holiness of Our Confreres"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>From October 28 to 31, 2026, Friar Raimundo Valdo NOGUEIRA, Postulator General, made a fraternal visit to the Province of the Seraphic Father St. Francis in Italy (Naples). During his visit, the Postulator General shared deep communion and engaged in fraternal dialogue with the Minister Provincial, Friar Claudio IORIS. Their discussions focused on reviewing the progress of the causes for beatification and canonization and renewing their commitment to promoting them. These causes preserve testimonies that enrich the history and spirituality of this region.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During their discussions, they reviewed the advancement of the causes involving our confreres. They retraced the witness of their lives and reaffirmed their shared commitment to preserving and spreading their reputation for holiness and the signs associated with their intercession:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Servant of God Antonio MANSI (1896\u20131918)<\/strong> A young Conventual Franciscan clerical student, he was born in Apulia, Italy, and became one of St. Maximilian Mary KOLBE&#8217;s first companions in Rome. He actively participated in founding the Militia of the Immaculata. He died a devout death at a very young age, offering his life for the Marian ideal.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Venerable Bartolomeo AGRICOLA (1560\u20131621) <\/strong>A professed priest of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual, he was born in Amberg, Germany, and spent much of his life in Naples. He distinguished himself through his austere lifestyle, fervent prayer, and pastoral concern for the poor and the sick.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Venerable Domenico GIRARDELLI (1632\u20131683)<\/strong> A professed priest who entered the Conventual Franciscan Order in Muro Lucano, Italy. He served as a Novice Master and was an enlightened spiritual director. He also helped form Blessed Bonaventure of Potenza. People esteemed him for his profound humility, penitential spirit, and gift of counsel.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Venerable Giuseppe Maria CESA (1686\u20131744)<\/strong> Born in Avellino, Italy, he became one of the best-known and most highly regarded Conventual Franciscan preachers and confessors of the 18<sup>th<\/sup> century. An outstanding example of active charity, penance, and deep Marian devotion, he earned the popular title \u201cSaint of Irpinia.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Blessed Bonaventure of Potenza (1651\u20131711)<\/strong> A figure of great spiritual significance, he was born in Potenza, Italy and lived in several friaries throughout southern Italy. He inspired the faithful through miracles, prophecies, and boundless charity. His faithful obedience and deep devotion to the Immaculata make him a shining example of Conventual Franciscan spirituality.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A moment of particular grace was the pilgrimage the Postulator General made to the places where the mortal remains of some of our confreres repose:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At the <strong>Basilica of San Lorenzo Maggiore in Naples<\/strong>, the Postulator General prayed at the tomb of Venerable Bartolomeo AGRICOLA, located within the monumental complex that serves as a vital center of the Conventual Franciscan presence in that city.<\/li>\n<li>At the <strong>Church of Sant\u2019Antonio in Amalfi<\/strong>, Italy, he visited the tomb of Venerable Domenico GIRARDELLI.<\/li>\n<li>At the <strong>Church of San Francesco in Ravello<\/strong>, Italy, he paused to pray before a reliquary containing the remains of Blessed Bonaventure of Potenza.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Praying at these tombs brings us closer to the spiritual roots of our vocation and reminds us that our confreres continue to intercede for the Church and our religious family.<br \/>\nWe invite everyone to support the progress of these causes through prayer and to promptly report any graces or signs attributed to their intercession to the General Postulation Office.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Friar Raimundo Valdo NOGUEIRA<br \/>\nPostulator General<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From October 28 to 31, 2026, Friar Raimundo Valdo NOGUEIRA, Postulator General, made a fraternal visit to the Province of the Seraphic Father St. Francis in Italy (Naples). 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