30 August 1604(1604-08-30) (aged 58) Saluzzo, Duchy of Savoy
Buried
2 September 1604
Alma mater
University of Montpellier
University of Padua
University of Turin
Motto
Pro ecclesia sua laborantem Episcopum decet mortem appetere ("It befits a bishop to draw near to death working on behalf of his church")
Sainthood
Feast day
30 August
Venerated in
Roman Catholic Church
Beatified
9 February 1890 Saint Peter's Basilica, Kingdom of Italy by Pope Leo XIII
Attributes
Episcopal attire
Patronage
Fossano
Diocese of Saluzzo
Giovanni Giovenale Ancina (19 October 1545 – 30 August 1604) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Saluzzo and was a professed member from the Oratorians.[1][2] The bishop was also a scholar and music composer and was also known for being a noted orator. He served in the Oratorians as a simple priest for around two decades prior to his episcopal appointment which he attempted to elude for five months before submitting to Pope Clement VIII and accepting the papal appointment. He entered his diocese several months later where he became noted for his charitable work with the poor and his efforts to better implement the reforms of the Council of Trent.[3][4]
His cause for sainthood commenced soon after his death though complications arose due to a lack of concrete evidence suggesting that he was killed in hatred of the faith due to his being poisoned so that framework for the cause was abandoned well into the cause's advanced stages.[5] His beatification was celebrated under Pope Leo XIII in 1890 in Saint Peter's Basilica.
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^"The Life of B. John Juvenal Ancina: companion of St. Philip Neri, bishop of Saluzzo". Archive. 1891. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
^"Blessed Juvenal Ancina (1545-1604)". Birmingham Oratory. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
^"Blessed Giovanni Giovenale Ancina, C.O." The New Brunswick Oratory of St. Philip Neri. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
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