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Feast day of St Joseph of Cupertino
An ecstatic, this St Joseph was born in 1603 at Cupertino (Copertino), a small village between Brindisi and Otranto in the Kingdom of Naples. His father was a carpenter and he was born in a stable. Joseph was a sickly and dull youth, nicknamed ‘Bocca Aperta, ‘the gaper’ because of his appearance when he entered a trance.
Throughout his life he was considered by all to be unworldly, unlearned and not too intelligent, but with great powers of divinity. In March, 1628 he was raised to the priesthood, but this was not the last time he was ‘raised’ ...
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Feast day of St Joseph of Cupertino
An ecstatic, this St Joseph was born in 1603 at Cupertino (Copertino), a small village between Brindisi and Otranto in the Kingdom of Naples. His father was a carpenter and he was born in a stable. Joseph was a sickly and dull youth, nicknamed ‘Bocca Aperta, ‘the gaper’ because of his appearance when he entered a trance.
Throughout his life he was considered by all to be unworldly, unlearned and not too intelligent, but with great powers of divinity. In March, 1628 he was raised to the priesthood, but this was not the last time he was ‘raised’ ...
This is just a snippet of today's stories. Read all about today in folklore, historical oddities, inspiration and alternatives, with many more links, at the Wilson's Almanac Book of Days, every day. Click today's date (or your birthday) when you're there.
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