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'''Saint Ignatius of Laconi''', born Vincenzo Peis on December 17, 1701, in the City of [[Laconi]], [[State/Administrative subdivision|Sardinia]], [[Country|Italy]], was a Capuchin friar whose humility and charity endeared him to the poor. Joining the [[Order of Friars Minor Capuchin]] in 1721 after a near-death vow, he served in the [[Parish]] of Cagliari’s Capuchin friary, begging alms for 40 years while aiding the sick and sinners. Known for miracles—like calming storms and healing the blind—he lived simply, using the [[Latin Rite]] in worship, and died on May 11, 1781, at 79 in Cagliari. His sanctity, akin to an [[Archbishop of Paris]] in spiritual influence, drew crowds, per Capuchin records.

Canonized on October 21, 1951, by [[Pope Pius XII]], Ignatius’s feast day, May 11, attracts pilgrims to the Capuchin Church of Sant’Ignazio in Cagliari, where his relics rest. Patron of beggars, students, and Sardinia, his miracles—posthumous healings—confirmed his place among Saints, documented in the [[Diocese of Cagliari]] archives. His alms bag and cross symbolize a friar who walked humbly, his legacy enduring in Sardinia’s devotion and the Capuchin call to poverty.

Saint Ignatius was born Vincenzo Peis on December 17, 1701, in Laconi, [[Sardinia]], to Mattia Peis and Anna Maria Sanna, one of seven children in a poor farming family. His devout upbringing in [[Country|Italy]] shaped his faith. Laconi’s hills cradled his early piety.

Vincenzo’s youth was marked by hardship; surviving a grave illness at 17, he vowed to join the [[Capuchins]] if healed. Entering a Seminary-like novitiate in Cagliari in 1721, he took the name Ignatius and lived austerely, begging alms and serving the [[Parish of Cagliari]]. By his 30s, his miracles—curing ailments—gained fame within the Diocese of Cagliari.

Ignatius’s occupation was as a [[Capuchin friar]], begging alms in Cagliari from 1721 to 1781. He aided the poor, visited the sick, and worked miracles—like restoring sight—while living in the Parish friary, practicing the Latin Rite. He died in 1781, his work a testament to charity.

Ignatius’s vocation emerged at 17, a call to Capuchin poverty after his vow. From 1721, he begged daily, his miracles and kindness drawing sinners to faith, his influence rivaling an [[Archbishop of Paris]]. His death in 1781 fulfilled this, a saint of the streets.

Saint Ignatius met his end on May 11, 1781, in Cagliari, [[Sardinia]], dying at 79 of old age and illness in the Capuchin friary. Passing peacefully, he was buried in the Parish church, his relics preserved in Sant’Ignazio, a shrine for devotees.

* Joined [[Capuchins]], 1721.

Canonized on October 21, 1951, by Pope Pius XII in Vatican City, following a 1950 cure of a woman’s paralysis after prayers at his shrine, sealing his place among Saints.

Witnessed by the Diocese of Cagliari, this miracle spread his fame, a friar’s grace.

 

* Restored sight to a blind man, c. 18th century

 

* Posthumous healings at Cagliari, per Capuchin lore

Saint Ignatius of Laconi is patron of beggars, students, Sardinia, and Laconi.

Saint Ignatius is venerated through prayers for the poor, centered at the Capuchin Church of Sant’Ignazio in the Parish of Cagliari, where relics rest. With alms bag or cross, his cult thrives in Sardinia, his May 11 feast inspiring almsgiving. His life, via Capuchin records, echoes a saintly beggar’s impact, like an Archbishop of Paris.

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