Can you name even one of them?
17 February, 2006 by PF
Today’s feast of the Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order is a good reminder that heroic status and holiness are not the same thing. Most of us would have difficulty in naming even one or two of the seven; they are celebrated as the group of people who became the Order of Servants of Mary. The cult of personality, so important these days, is totally absent on this memorial of people who responded to the Lord’s invitation together.
Can I name one - how about Buonfiglio dei Monaldi (Bonfilius) ?
The other names are Alexis Falconieri, John Bonagiunta, Benedict dell’ Antella, Bartholomew Amidei, Gerard Sostegni, and Ricoverus Uguccione. They were all “Wild” holy men, Farr!