St. Andrew Corsini (4 February): From Vice to Sanctity | Butler's Lives of the Saints

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On February 4, the Church commemorates St Andrew Corsini, Bishop and Confessor, one of the great penitential saints of Florence. Born into nobility in 1302, Andrew began life consecrated to God by his parents — yet spent his early years lost in vice, extravagance, and worldliness. Through the tears and prayers of his holy mother, and a powerful interior conversion before the altar of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Andrew abandoned the world entirely and entered the Carmelite Order. From that moment, he never turned back. This reading from The Lives of the Saints by Father Alban Butler recounts: His dramatic conversion from sin His deep penitential life and mortification His humility in menial labor His miraculous gifts of prophecy and healing His reluctant election as Bishop of Fiesole His tireless charity toward the poor His role as a peacemaker among cities and nations His holy death and enduring intercession for Florence St Andrew Corsini stands as a powerful witness to the truth that sanctity begins with the death of self, the mastery of the passions, and humble obedience to God’s will. This saint is a particular model for: Men seeking conversion and discipline Clergy and religious Those struggling with pride, sensuality, or self-love Anyone desiring true interior peace through humility 📖 “The foundation of all solid virtue is to be laid by subduing the passions and dying to ourselves.” 0:00 Introduction – Lives of the Saints (Butler) 0:20 February 4 – St Andrew Corsini 0:31 Noble birth and consecration before birth 0:49 Youth spent in vice and excess 0:56 A mother’s tears and prophetic dream 1:36 Conversion before the Blessed Virgin 1:54 Entry into the Carmelite Order 2:16 Life of penance, humility, and obedience 2:42 Ordination and hidden first Mass 3:02 Studies in Paris and Avignon 3:15 Chosen Prior in Florence 3:19 Miracles, prophecy, and conversions 3:45 Reluctant election as Bishop of Fiesole 4:05 Extreme austerity and prayer as bishop 4:41 Charity toward the poor and hidden suffering 5:06 Mission to Bologna as papal legate 5:20 Washing the feet of the poor 5:48 Miraculous multiplication of bread 5:50 Final illness and holy death 6:12 Canonization and veneration 6:55 Reflection on mortification and dying to self 8:31 Humility as the road to sanctity https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/february/st-andrew-corsini/ 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" = 🔔 ▶ 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 🔴 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 #StAndrewCorsini #SaintOfTheDay #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #CatholicConversion #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicSpirituality #CarmeliteSaint #Mor