Biography
Cesidio Giacomantonio
About Cesidio Giacomantonio
Cesidio Giacomantonio was an Italian Franciscan who grew up near the monastery at Ocre. He entered religious formation in L'Aquila and took the name Cesidio, associated with a martyr honoured in his region. After profession and study, he was ordained in 1897.
He prepared for missionary work in Rome and was encouraged by an experienced missionary to China. His own mission was brief: he died during the violence of 1900. He had been born Angelo Giacomantonio. He was killed on 4 July. He was canonized in 2000.
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