Innocenzo Leonelli

Innocenzo Leonelli (il Venerabile) (1592 – April 1625), called 'The Hermit of Maddalena', was a soldier whose fierce religiosity led him to vow to fight only enemies of the Catholic faith. He was the son of a "wealthy and semi-noble family". His father, Giulio Leonelli, was a well respected lawyer and one time Governor of Turin. His brothers were Mutatesia Leonelli, who was appointed as Treasurer of the Pontifical Chambers by Pope Urban VIII, and the Discalced Carmelite missionary .

Innocenzo Leonelli

Innocenzo Leonelli (il Venerabile) (1592 – April 1625), called 'The Hermit of Maddalena', was a soldier whose fierce religiosity led him to vow to fight only enemies of the Catholic faith. He was the son of a "wealthy and semi-noble family". His father, Giulio Leonelli, was a well respected lawyer and one time Governor of Turin. His brothers were Mutatesia Leonelli, who was appointed as Treasurer of the Pontifical Chambers by Pope Urban VIII, and the Discalced Carmelite missionary .