Candido Amantini wrote a book entitled Il Mistero di Maria, about the Virgin Mary.
11 Facts About Candido Amantini
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Candido Amantini was born Eraldo Ulisse Mauro Amantini in Bagnolo di Santa Fiora, Province of Grosseto, Tuscany, the second of four children born to Giovanni Battista Amantini and Diolinda Fratini Amantini.
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Candido Amantini was baptized 8 days after his birth, on February 7,1914.
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Candido Amantini was confirmed on September 8,1920 by Bishop Joseph Angelucci, Bishop of Citta della Pieve.
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Candido Amantini was transferred to Tavernuzze, near Florence, where he completed Lyceum in 1936.
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On January 31,1936, Candido Amantini took his perpetual vows as a Passionist.
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Candido Amantini was buried in Rome at the Verano Cemetery.
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Candido Amantini's remains were transferred to the Church of the Holy Staircase on March 21,2012, and his cause for beatification is under investigation by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.
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Candido Amantini was ordained a priest at age 24 in Rome on March 13,1937.
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Candido Amantini obtained a licentiate in Sacred Scripture at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome in 1941.
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Candido Amantini had a capacity for languages and learned Greek, Hebrew, German and Sanskrit.