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St. Philip Neri Research Paper

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St. Philip Neri is an important person to learn about. He was born on July 21, 1515 in Florence, Italy. He always had a great sense of humor and loved to be happy. He also was a very caring person. The church recognized him as a Saint in 1622, about 27 years after his death on May 26, 1595. His feast day is also on May 26. His symbol was a lily and an angel holding a book. He was known for a lily because he was so pure and nice to all people. He was a student studying theology and philosophy but he decided it was interfering with his relationship with God. He thought that night was the most important time to pray. One night when he was praying a streak of light came out of the darkness and went through his mouth and into his heart. That’s

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