Saint Theophilus of Corte

holy card of Teofilo da Corte, 1930, artist unknown; swiped from Wikimedia CommonsAlso known as

  • Biagio Arrighi
  • Teofilo

Memorial

Profile

Joined the Franciscans in 1693, taking the name Theophilus (friend of God). Ordained in Naples, Italy. Taught at Civitella, Italy. Evangelist throughout Corsica and Italy. Worked for reforms and renewed zeal within the Franciscans.

Born

Died

  • 1740 of natural causes

Canonized

Additional Information

MLA Citation

  • “Saint Theophilus of Corte“. CatholicSaints.Info. 31 January 2019. Web. 18 January 2021. <>