Felix of Cantalice, OFMCap was an Italian Capuchin friar of the 16th century. Canonized by Pope Clement XI in 1712, he was the first Capuchin friar to be named a saint. He worked as a shepherd and far
Portrait by circle of Peter Paul Rubens
Felix of Cantalice reviving a dead child by Guercino
The apparition of Mary to Saint Felix of Cantalicia by Gillis Backereel
The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin is a religious order of Franciscan friars within the Catholic Church, one of three "First Orders" that reformed from the Franciscan Friars Minor Observant, the other
Felix of Cantalice
…Felix of Cantalice, OFMCap (Italian: Felice da Cantalice; 18 May 1515 – 18 May 1587) was an Italian Capuchin friar of the 16th century. Canonized by Pope Clement XI in 1712, he…
Bernardino Ochino (1487–1564), co-founder of the Capuchin Order
The remains of 4,000 friars adorn the ossuary of the Santa Maria della Concezione
A Capuchin friar/priest ready to administer the Sacrament of Reconciliation (confession).
Capuchin friars in Paraguay, wearing the traditional Franciscan habit.