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Angelo d'Acri
Italian Capuchin priest (1669-1739)
Feast: 30 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
The Vatican record
- 23 March 2017 — Miracle through their intercession approved (decree list, 2017)
Who they were
Luca Antonio Falcone was born in Acri, in Calabria, on 19 October 1669, the son of a farmer and a baker. He entered the Capuchins at nineteen, left after a few days disappointed not to find the poverty he expected, came back, and struggled with the temptation to leave again before finally settling. He was ordained on Easter Day, 10 April 1700.
As Brother Angelo of Acri he spent his life preaching tirelessly across the Kingdom of Naples in language simple people could understand. He died on 30 October 1739.
The miracles
Three cures — Southern Italy
Three healings were approved in 1825: a person saved in a fall from a precipice, a complete cure of very severe arthritis, and the sudden clearing of a festering inflammation.
A young man — Italy — March 2010
A young man suffered multiple injuries: a fractured skull with brain lacerations, chest and abdominal fractures with a bruised lung, and facial injuries. He recovered, and on 15 December 2016 the Vatican's medical board found the healing scientifically inexplicable.
Why that counted as sanctity
The case of three cures was examined by the Church's doctors and theologians and approved as a miracle on 20 November 1825, opening the way to beatification. The case of a young man was examined by the Church's doctors and theologians and approved as a miracle on 23 March 2017, opening the way to canonisation. Canonisation followed on 15 October 2017 by Francis.
Connected on this site
- Pius VII Servant of God“He received beatification from Pope Leo XII on 18 December 1825 after being titled as a Servant of God in 1778 under Pope Pius VI and Venerable under Pope Pius VII on 17 June 1821.” — Wikipedia
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - biography of St Angelo d'Acri, with the miracles
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints — promulgated decrees (causesanti.va), summarised in our own words
- Wikidata Q2849312 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Luca Antonio Falcone (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.