Antonio Maria Pucci O.S.M. (16 April 1819 Vernio Province of Prato – 12 January 1892) was an Italian friar and priest who was proclaimed a saint by Pope John XXIII on 9 December 1962.Born Eustace Pucci to a poor sacristan and his wife he felt called to life in a religious order early in life. In this he was opposed by his father despite his own career as a church worker.
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