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Saint Theophilus of Corte (30 October 1676 – 17 June 1740) was born Biagio Arrighi in Corsica in 1676.His family was wealthy and his parents were of the nobility.He studied under the Franciscans in 1693 and was assigned to a Franciscan retreat house after his ordination into the priesthood in Naples.He was a reformer who become known for his preaching and missionary efforts and established other retreat houses throughout Corsica and Tuscany.He was canonized a saint by Pius XI in 1930.
