Blessed Antonia of Florence (28 February): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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On February 28th, the Church honors Blessed Antonia of Florence, a Franciscan widow who renounced the world to live the original Rule of St. Clare in its full rigor. After losing her husband at a young age, Antonia refused remarriage despite pressure from her family. Instead, she consecrated herself entirely to God. Entering the Tertiaries Regular of St. Francis, she rose to become a superior known for humility, patience, and heroic poverty. Under the guidance of great Franciscan saints like Blessed Angelina of Marsciano, St. Bernardine of Siena, and St. John Capistrano, she helped establish a stricter observance of religious life in Aquila. Her monastery soon flourished, growing to nearly one hundred nuns chanting the Divine Office day and night. Her life was not without suffering. She endured: A painful 15-year illness Severe spiritual trials The heartbreak of a wayward son Temporary abandonment by her spiritual directors Yet she called poverty “the queen of the house” and remained a true daughter of St. Francis. Witnesses testified to mystical phenomena during her prayer — including levitation and a globe of fire above her head. Blessed Antonia died in 1472. Her cult was confirmed in 1847. May her example inspire us to fidelity, perseverance in suffering, and love for holy poverty. 🙏 Pray for us, Blessed Antonia of Florence. 0:00 – Introduction 0:19 – Relics in Aquila 0:35 – Widowhood & Refusal to Remarry 0:49 – Entrance into the Franciscan Tertiaries 1:05 – Leadership & Direction by Blessed Angelina 1:33 – Desire for a Stricter Rule 1:44 – Founding of Corpus Christi Monastery 2:01 – Growth of the Community 2:05 – Illness & Spiritual Trials 2:17 – The Suffering Caused by Her Son 2:28 – Abandonment by Spiritual Directors 2:39 – Love of Poverty 2:50 – Resignation as Superior 2:57 – Mystical Phenomena 3:11 – Death in 1472 3:20 – Confirmation of Her Cult (1847) https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/february/ Get Butler's Lives of the Saints here: https://loretopublications.idevaffiliate.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=102&url=1 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #BlessedAntonia #SaintOfTheDay #CatholicSaints #Franciscan #PoorClares #CatholicHistory #February28 #LivesOfTheSaints #ButlersLives #TraditionalCatholic #HolyPoverty #CatholicFaith

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• Blessing & Favor