Saint Giovanni Leonardi (1541 – October 9 1609) was founder of the Clerks Regular of the Mother of God of Lucca. He was born in the City-state of Lucca Tuscany in the year 1541. He was ordained as a priest in 1572. He first dedicated himself to the Christian formation of young people in his parish (Lucca). In 1574 he founded a community charged to deepen faith and devotion; this foundation occurred as part of the movement known as the Counter-Reformation.
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