Antonio Silvestri
Oratorian priest of Foggia, founder of the Conservatorio del Buon Consiglio
Who they were
Eligio), Foggia. A priest ordained in 1797, he worked among the poor and prisoners, founded the Conservatorio del Buon Consiglio for poor women in 1823, and died of cholera contracted while attending the sick.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Archdiocese of Foggia-Bovino installed the diocesan tribunal for the cause of the Servant of God don Antonio Silvestri on 20 July 2024 in the church of Santa Maria di Loreto (S.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.