Blessed Guy Vignotelli was born around the year 1185 in Cortona, Italy. He was a wealthy layman who was known for his works of charity for the poor. After hearing Saint Francis of Assisi preach, he gave away the rest of his riches and became a Fransiscan tertiary and Saint Francis received him into the Order himself in 1211. He was a priest and a hermit and lived in a cell on a bridge near Cortona. He died of natural causes in 1245 of the Franciscan convent in Cortona.
After reading his story I found it amazing that after he heard Saint Francis preach, he heard the Lord speaking and found his calling and vocation in life. I pray for that certitude in my life to know what the Lord wants of me.
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