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[[Canonization|Saint]] '''Amato Ronconi''' (1225 &ndash; 8 May 1292) was an [[Italian people|Italian]] [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] who became a professed member of the [[Secular Franciscan Order]] due to his desire to follow in the footsteps of [[Saint Francis of Assisi]].<ref name=SQPN>{{cite web|url=http://catholicsaints.info/saint-amatus-ronconi/|title=Saint Amatus Ronconi|publisher=Saints SQPN|date=2014|accessdate=3 December 2014}}</ref><ref name=SEB>{{cite web|url=http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/91599|title=Saint Amato Ronconi|publisher=Santi e Beati|date=|accessdate=30 May 2016}}</ref> Ronconi lived a life of penitence and dedicated all his works to the poor through the construction of chapels and hospitals - one such hospital still exists in his home of [[Rimini]]. His good deeds never went unnoticed for the townspeople hailed Ronconi as a saint in their midst even in the face of a slanderous accusation a jealous sister-in-law spread.<ref name=RCS>{{cite web|url=http://www.roman-catholic-saints.com/blessed-amatus-ronconi.html|title=Blessed Amatus Ronconi|date=|accessdate=3 December 2014}}</ref>
'''Amato Ronconi''' (1226 – 8 May 1292) was an [[Italian people|Italian]] [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] who became a professed member of the [[Secular Franciscan Order]]. Ronconi lived a life of penitence and dedicated all his works to the poor through the construction of chapels and hospitals – one such hospital still exists in his home of [[Rimini]]. The residents in this town recognised his good deeds and hailed Ronconi as a saint in his own lifetime.<ref name=RCS>{{cite web|url=http://www.roman-catholic-saints.com/blessed-amatus-ronconi.html|title=Blessed Amatus Ronconi|date=|accessdate=3 December 2014}}</ref>


The confirmation of his popular local "cultus" - or enduring veneration - allowed for [[Pope Pius VI]] to celebrate his beatification on 17 April 1776 while [[Pope Francis]] canonized Ronconi centuries later on 23 November 2014 in [[Saint Peter's Square]].
The confirmation of his popular local "cultus" – or enduring veneration – allowed for [[Pope Pius VI]] to celebrate his beatification on 17 April 1776 while [[Pope Francis]] canonized Ronconi centuries later on 23 November 2014 in [[Saint Peter's Square]].


==Life==
==Life==
Amato Ronconi was born in 1225 in [[Saludecio]], near [[Rimini]], to a noble and wealthy household. He was orphaned in childhood and raised in the home of his older brother, Giacomo.<ref name=SQPN>{{cite web|url=http://catholicsaints.info/saint-amatus-ronconi/|title=Saint Amatus Ronconi|publisher=Saints SQPN|date=2014|accessdate=3 December 2014}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=7 May 2023 |title=8 maggio 1292 - Muore a Rimini il santo Amato Ronconi da Saludecio |trans-title=8 May 1292 – The saint Amato Ronconi da Saludecio dies in Rimini |url=https://www.chiamamicitta.it/8-maggio-1292-muore-a-rimini-il-santo-amato-ronconi-da-saludecio/ |access-date=11 January 2024 |website=Chiamami Città |language=it-IT}}</ref> As the younger son of a landowner, he had no fortune, so he worked as a farmhand. He had at least one sister named Chiara.
Amato Ronconi was born in 1225 in [[Rimini]] into a noble household that possessed great wealth but was orphaned during his childhood; it fell upon his older brother Giacomo to care for him. He spent his childhood and adolescence growing up in his brother's home.<ref name=SQPN/> One sister was Chiara.


Ronconi's sister-in-law urged him to find a woman to wed but Ronconi had other ideas for his life and decided to serve the Lord as a hermit. His sister-in-law Lansberga came to dislike him as a result of this for she wanted him to wed her little sister so as to keep her estate intact among familial relations and not amongst outsiders.<ref name=RCS/> She first asked Giacomo to have Ronconi change his mind but to keep the peace her husband gave his brother a piece of their land and told him to do with it what he pleased; Ronconi dedicated it to the poor which further infuriated his sister-in-law. Lansberga wanted revenge and so began a slanderous rumor - knowing how close he was with his sister Chiara - that both brother and sister were engaging in incestuous relations which was proven false after an investigation.<ref name=SEB/>
Ronconi's sister-in-law urged him to find a woman to wed but Ronconi had decided to serve the Lord as a hermit. His sister-in-law Lansberga came to dislike him as a result of this for she wanted him to wed her younger sister so as to keep her estate intact among familial relations and not amongst outsiders.<ref name=RCS/> She first asked Giacomo to have Ronconi change his mind but to keep the peace her husband gave his brother a house with a bit of land as part of his inheritance. He lived there with his sister, working the land. It was located on the road from Rimini to Rome. Ronconi turned it into a hospice for pilgrims which further infuriated his sister-in-law. Lansberga wanted revenge and so began a slanderous rumor – knowing how close he was with his sister Chiara – that both brother and sister were engaging in incestuous relations which was proven false after an investigation.<ref name=SEB>{{cite web|url=http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/91599|title=Saint Amato Ronconi|publisher=Santi e Beati|date=|accessdate=30 May 2016}}</ref>


[[File:Santuario di Santo Amato Ronconi.jpg|thumb|Santuario di Santo Amato Ronconi]]
Feeling a call to serve [[God]] he devoted his life to catering to the needs of the poor and assisting pilgrims and in doing so gave up all his possessions which he passed on to the poor people of the area. He joined the [[Secular Franciscan Order]] and adopted a life of hermitage to follow the example of [[Saint Francis of Assisi]].<ref name=SEB/> He later emerged from his hermitage and constructed various chapels and shelters for pilgrims; some of those places still exist at present including a hospital in Rimini. He also made four pilgrimages to [[Spain]] at [[Santiago de Compostela]]. He underwent such pilgrimages to grow in personal holiness and to visit the tomb of [[James, son of Zebedee|James the Apostle]].<ref name=SQPN/>
Feeling a call to serve [[God]] he devoted his life to catering to the needs of the poor and assisting pilgrims and in doing so gave up all his possessions which he passed on to the poor people of the area. He worked the fields in order to support the hospice and the poor. He joined the [[Secular Franciscan Order]]<ref>[https://slmedia.org/blog/pope-francis-to-preside-mass-of-canonization-on-feast-of-christ-the-king "Pope Francis to Preside Mass of Canonization on Feast of Christ the King", Salt + Light Media, November 19, 2014]</ref> and adopted the life of a hermit. He later emerged from his hermitage and constructed various chapels and shelters for pilgrims; some of those places still exist at present including a hospital in Rimini.<ref name=congregation/> The hospice is now the ''Casa di Riposo Pia Beato Amato Ronconi''.<ref name=Odden>[http://www.katolsk.no/biografier/historisk/aronconi Odden, Per Einar. "Den hellige Amatus Ronconi (~1225-1292)", Den katolske kirke, June 17, 2006]</ref>


Ronconi attempted to make a fifth pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela but never made it for an angel appeared to him and told him he would soon die so had to return to his home; he did so and stopped at the [[Order of Saint Benedict|Benedictine]] [[convent]] of San Giuliano in Rimini where he gave them the remainder of his possessions on 10 January 1292.<ref name=SEB/> Ronconi died in 1292. His remains are in the church of [[San Biagio, Saludecio|San Biagio]] in his home town of Saledecio after being transferred in May 1330 after his original resting place was razed due to fire.<ref name=RCS/>
Ronconi made a pilgrimage to Rimini to the tomb of [[Gaudentius of Rimini]], to [[Monte Titano]] to the cave of [[Saint Marinus|Marinus]], and four times to [[Spain]] to visit the tomb of [[James, son of Zebedee|James the Apostle]] at [[Santiago de Compostela]].<ref name=SQPN/><ref name=":0" /> Several miracles were reported on these pilgrimages.<ref name=":0" /> He attempted a fifth pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela but never made it for an angel reportedly appeared to him and told him he would soon die so had to return to his home; he did so and stopped at the [[Order of Saint Benedict|Benedictine]] [[convent]] of San Giuliano in Rimini where he gave them the remainder of his possessions on 10 January 1292.<ref name=SEB/>


Ronconi died in 1292. His remains are in the church of [[San Biagio, Saludecio|San Biagio]] in his home town of Saledecio after being transferred in May 1330 after his original resting place was razed due to fire.<ref name="RCS" />
==Canonization==
[[Pope Pius VI]] beatified Ronconi on 17 April 1776 while waiving the requirement for two miracles attributed to his intercession. The cause reopened a long while later when the postulation sent the [[Positio]] dossier to the [[Congregation for the Causes of Saints]] in [[Rome]] in 2010 where the latter had historians discuss and approve the cause on 27 April 2010. Theologians approved the cause on 11 January 2013 as did the C.C.S. on 24 September 2013.{{cn|date=December 2017}}


==Canonisation==
[[Pope Francis]] confirmed his life of [[heroic virtue]] on 9 October 2013 which would allow for his canonization to take place (should a miracle be approved) while also giving him the title of [[Venerable]]. The miracle in question was investigated and received C.C.S. validation on 25 March 1994; a medical board approved it later on 5 December 2013 as did theologians on 4 February 2014 and the C.C.S. on 15 April 2014. Francis approved the miracle needed for sainthood on 15 April 2014 and canonized Ronconi on 23 November 2014 in [[Saint Peter's Square]].{{cn|date=December 2017}}
[[Pope Pius VI]] beatified Ronconi by the confirmation of his cult on 17 April 1776.<ref name="Odden" /> In 1997, the parish of San Biagio in Saludécio and La Pia Unione del Beato Amato revived the process of canonisation of Amatus. [[Pope Francis]] canonized Ronconi on 23 November 2014 in [[Saint Peter's Square]].<ref name="blesseds6">[https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/homilies/2014/documents/papa-francesco_20141123_omelia-canonizzazione.html Rite of canonization of blesseds: Giovanni Antonio Farina, Kuriakose Elias Chavare of the holy family, Ludovico of Casoria, Nicola of Longobardi, Euphrasia Eluvathingal of the sacred heart, Amato Ronconi]</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://newsaints.faithweb.com/14th_century.htm#Ronconi Hagiography Circle: Amato Ronconi]
*[http://newsaints.faithweb.com/year/13th_century.htm#Ronconi Hagiography Circle: Amato Ronconi]
*[http://catholicsaints.info/saint-amatus-ronconi/ Saints SQPN: Amato Ronconi]
*[http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/91599 Santi e Beati: Amato Ronconi]
*[http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/91599 Santi e Beati: Amato Ronconi]
*[http://www.katolsk.no/biografier/historisk/aronconi Katolsk.no: Amato Ronconi]


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Latest revision as of 04:23, 11 June 2024

Saint

Amato Ronconi

O.F.S.
Layman
Born1226[1]
Saludecio, Papal States
Died8 May 1292 (aged 67)
Saludecio, Papal States
Resting placeSan Biagio, Italy
Venerated inCatholic Church
Beatified17 April 1776, Rome, Papal States by Pope Pius VI
Canonized23 November 2014, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope Francis
Feast8 May
Attributes
  • Franciscan habit
  • Staff
PatronageSaludecio

Amato Ronconi (1226 – 8 May 1292) was an Italian Catholic who became a professed member of the Secular Franciscan Order. Ronconi lived a life of penitence and dedicated all his works to the poor through the construction of chapels and hospitals – one such hospital still exists in his home of Rimini. The residents in this town recognised his good deeds and hailed Ronconi as a saint in his own lifetime.[2]

The confirmation of his popular local "cultus" – or enduring veneration – allowed for Pope Pius VI to celebrate his beatification on 17 April 1776 while Pope Francis canonized Ronconi centuries later on 23 November 2014 in Saint Peter's Square.

Life

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Amato Ronconi was born in 1225 in Saludecio, near Rimini, to a noble and wealthy household. He was orphaned in childhood and raised in the home of his older brother, Giacomo.[3][4] As the younger son of a landowner, he had no fortune, so he worked as a farmhand. He had at least one sister named Chiara.

Ronconi's sister-in-law urged him to find a woman to wed but Ronconi had decided to serve the Lord as a hermit. His sister-in-law Lansberga came to dislike him as a result of this for she wanted him to wed her younger sister so as to keep her estate intact among familial relations and not amongst outsiders.[2] She first asked Giacomo to have Ronconi change his mind but to keep the peace her husband gave his brother a house with a bit of land as part of his inheritance. He lived there with his sister, working the land. It was located on the road from Rimini to Rome. Ronconi turned it into a hospice for pilgrims which further infuriated his sister-in-law. Lansberga wanted revenge and so began a slanderous rumor – knowing how close he was with his sister Chiara – that both brother and sister were engaging in incestuous relations which was proven false after an investigation.[5]

Santuario di Santo Amato Ronconi

Feeling a call to serve God he devoted his life to catering to the needs of the poor and assisting pilgrims and in doing so gave up all his possessions which he passed on to the poor people of the area. He worked the fields in order to support the hospice and the poor. He joined the Secular Franciscan Order[6] and adopted the life of a hermit. He later emerged from his hermitage and constructed various chapels and shelters for pilgrims; some of those places still exist at present including a hospital in Rimini.[1] The hospice is now the Casa di Riposo Pia Beato Amato Ronconi.[7]

Ronconi made a pilgrimage to Rimini to the tomb of Gaudentius of Rimini, to Monte Titano to the cave of Marinus, and four times to Spain to visit the tomb of James the Apostle at Santiago de Compostela.[3][4] Several miracles were reported on these pilgrimages.[4] He attempted a fifth pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela but never made it for an angel reportedly appeared to him and told him he would soon die so had to return to his home; he did so and stopped at the Benedictine convent of San Giuliano in Rimini where he gave them the remainder of his possessions on 10 January 1292.[5]

Ronconi died in 1292. His remains are in the church of San Biagio in his home town of Saledecio after being transferred in May 1330 after his original resting place was razed due to fire.[2]

Canonisation

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Pope Pius VI beatified Ronconi by the confirmation of his cult on 17 April 1776.[7] In 1997, the parish of San Biagio in Saludécio and La Pia Unione del Beato Amato revived the process of canonisation of Amatus. Pope Francis canonized Ronconi on 23 November 2014 in Saint Peter's Square.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Amato Ronconi", Congregrazione delle Cause dei Santi
  2. ^ a b c "Blessed Amatus Ronconi". Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Saint Amatus Ronconi". Saints SQPN. 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  4. ^ a b c "8 maggio 1292 - Muore a Rimini il santo Amato Ronconi da Saludecio" [8 May 1292 – The saint Amato Ronconi da Saludecio dies in Rimini]. Chiamami Città (in Italian). 7 May 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Saint Amato Ronconi". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Pope Francis to Preside Mass of Canonization on Feast of Christ the King", Salt + Light Media, November 19, 2014
  7. ^ a b Odden, Per Einar. "Den hellige Amatus Ronconi (~1225-1292)", Den katolske kirke, June 17, 2006
  8. ^ Rite of canonization of blesseds: Giovanni Antonio Farina, Kuriakose Elias Chavare of the holy family, Ludovico of Casoria, Nicola of Longobardi, Euphrasia Eluvathingal of the sacred heart, Amato Ronconi
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