Philip Neri

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Philip Romolo Neri (Italian: Filippo Neri) CO (21 July 1515 – 25 May 1595) known as the Apostle of Rome was an Italian priest noted for founding a society of secular clergy called the Congregation of the Oratory.

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beatified by

Pope Paul V

beatified date

1615-05-11

birth date

1515-07-21, 1515-07-22

birth place

Florence

canonized by

Pope Gregory XV

canonized date

1622-03-12

death date

1595-05-25

death place

Rome

venerated in

Catholic Church