Luigi Rabatà
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Luigi Rabatà, O.Carm (1443 - 8 May 1490) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest from the Order of Carmelites.[1] He served as prior of his convent of Randazzo until his death which occurred after an attack in which an arrow was shot into his head.[2]
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Born | 1443 Erice, Kingdom of Sicily |
Died | 8 May 1490 (aged 47) Trapani, Kingdom of Sicily |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 10 December 1841, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Gregory XVI |
Feast | 8 May |
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Rabatà's beatification was confirmed on 10 December 1841 after Pope Gregory XVI confirmed that the late priest had a longstanding 'cultus' (or popular devotion) that was enduring.[3]