St. Antoninus, Archbishop of Florence, Confessor (10 May): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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Discover the extraordinary life of St. Antoninus of Florence, the humble Dominican friar who became one of the greatest archbishops in Church history. In this reading from Alban Butler’s Lives of the Saints, we explore the remarkable holiness, humility, charity, and wisdom of the saint known as “Antoninus the Counselor.” Born in Florence in 1389, St. Antoninus devoted himself from childhood to prayer, penance, study, and service to God. As Archbishop of Florence, he became renowned for his simplicity, love of the poor, fearless reform, and deep interior peace amidst immense responsibilities. His life is a powerful example of authentic Catholic leadership and sanctity. This traditional Catholic saint biography includes: ✠ His early devotion and Dominican vocation ✠ His extraordinary discipline and holiness ✠ His charity during plague and famine ✠ His reform of abuses in Florence ✠ His wisdom as counselor to popes and rulers ✠ His teachings on self-denial and perfection ✠ His death, canonization, and incorrupt body 00:00 – Introduction to St. Antoninus of Florence 00:19 – His holy childhood and devotion to prayer 01:23 – Extraordinary intelligence and love of salvation 01:47 – Meeting the Dominicans 02:21 – The challenge to memorize Gratian’s Decree 03:11 – Receives the Dominican habit at age 16 03:20 – His severe penance and holiness 03:50 – Leadership in Dominican convents 04:21 – Reputation for wisdom and canon law 05:03 – Council of Florence and Church leadership 05:34 – Chosen Archbishop of Florence 06:15 – Attempts to flee the episcopal office 07:42 – Consecrated Archbishop in 1446 07:56 – His poverty, simplicity, and apostolic life 08:50 – Father and protector of the poor 09:29 – Founding charitable works for the needy 09:46 – Forgives an attempted assassin 10:17 – Reforming Florence and preaching constantly 10:44 – “Antoninus the Counselor” 11:14 – The secret of interior peace 11:46 – Pope Eugenius IV dies in his arms 12:09 – Ministering during plague and famine 13:26 – His profound humility and hidden sanctity 14:43 – Earthquakes and rebuilding Florence 15:19 – Praised by Pope Pius II 15:34 – Death of St. Antoninus in 1459 16:14 – Incorrupt body discovered 17:03 – Seven degrees of self-renunciation 18:31 – Pure love of God and zeal for souls 19:02 – Closing reflections https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/may/st-antoninus-archbishop-of-florence-confessor/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 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 #SaintAntoninus #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #Catholic #DominicanSaints #ChristianHistory #SaintOfTheDay #CatholicChurch #TraditionalCatholic #AlbanButler #Florence #CatholicTeaching #Prayer #ChurchHistory #CatholicF