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Blessed Luke Spicola of Pontecorvo, O.P. | |
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| Blessed | |
| Born | “c.” 1425 Pontecorvo |
| Died | 1490 Pontecorvo |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | 22 April |
Luke Spicola (born Pontecorvo, approx. 1425 - died Pontecorvo, 1490) was an Italian Catholic priest belonging to the Order of Friars Preachers. The Catholic Church venerates him as a blessed and celebrates his memory on April 22.
Luca Spicola was born about 1425, [1] in Pontecorvo. He soon began to attend the local Dominican convent of the "Santissima Maria Annunziata" and at a young age received the religious habit.
In 1454 he moved to Naples tp the Convent of San Domenico Maggiore of which he had become Prior. He also stayed for some time in Gaeta. Later he received an invitation, apparently from some nobles of Pontecorvo, to return to his native city as Prior of the convent of "Santissima Maria Annunziata", where he had been ordained. After an initial refusal, Friar Luca accepted the assignment and moved back to Pontecorvo.
As the new Prior of his old convent, which at that time was made up of a church and a hospital, he worked to enlarge and improve the structure of the convent at a considerable expense. Fra' Luca Spicola died in Pontecorvo in 1490.
According to one account, he was buried in the cloister of the convent of San Domenico Maggiore in Naples, where he had been Prior. According to the version of Teodoro Valle, he was initially buried at the convent of Pontecorvo, where he died, but then he was moved to Gaeta, by decision of the then Prior of the convent of Pontecorvo, who was originally from that city. His relics remained for some time at the convent of Gaeta until the invasion of the French when they were then moved to a secret place, together with the silverware and the documents of the convent. Since then, every trace of them has been lost.
According to tradition, several miracles are attributed to Luca Spicola.
The Holy See, through the efforts of the Provincial Fathers of the Dominican Order, officially recognized the virtues of Spicola, issuing a decree proclaiming his beatification.
In the convent in Naples, there is a painting depicting his image, in the refectory. The veneration of Blessed Luke was maintained at least until the middle of the nineteenth century, and his memory was celebrated on April 22 (which perhaps corresponded to his day of birth).
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