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Bl. Conrad of Ascoli
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Friar Minor and missionary, b. at
Ascoli in the
March of Ancona in 1234; d. there, 19 April, 1289. He belonged to the noble
family of Milliano and from his earliest years made penance the predominating element of his life. He entered the
Order of Friars Minor at
Ascoli together with his townsman and lifelong friend, Girolamo d'Ascoli, afterwards minister general, and later
pope under the title of
Nicholas IV. Having completed his studies at
Perugia, Conrad was sent to
Rome to teach theology. Later he obtained permission to go to
Africa, where he preached with much fruit through the different provinces of Libya and worked numerous
miracles. He was recalled from
Africa to go on a mission to the King of
France, then at
war with
Spain, and subsequently he became
lector of theology at
Paris. When not engaged in teaching, Conrad preached to the people or ministered to the sick in
hospitals. In 1288 he was summoned to
Rome by the new
pope,
Nicholas IV, who wished to make him
cardinal, but Conrad died on the way after reaching his native city, being then fifty-five years of age.
Nicholas IV was deeply grieved at the loss of his
saintly friend, on whose counsel and
zeal he had counted so much, and declared that Conrad's death was a great loss to the
Church. The people of
Ascoli erected a splendid
tomb over the remains of Blessed Conrad. In 1371, when his body was removed to the new church of the
Franciscans, it was found incorrupt and gave forth a sweet odour.
Pius VI approved the cultus of Blessed Conrad. His
feast is kept in the
Order of Friars Minor on 19 April.
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Obstat, Nihil. Lafort, Remy, Censor. Entry for 'Bl. Conrad of Ascoli'. The Catholic Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​b/bl-conrad-of-ascoli.html. Robert Appleton Company. New York. 1914.