- Candido Amantini
Candido Amantini (
1914 -September 22 ,1992 ) was an ItalianRoman Catholic priest and a full-time exorcist. He also taught Sacred Scripture and moral theology. He produced a book entitled "Il Mistero di Maria", about the Virgin Mary.He was born in
Bagnolo di Santa Fiora ,Province of Grosseto , Tuscany. For thirty-six years Fr. Amantini, aPassionist stationed at the church of the Holy Staircase, was the chief exorcist ofRome . He would often see 60 to 80 people a day. Padre Pio said of him: "Father Candido is a priest after God's heart."Father
Gabriele Amorth became his apprentice, in June of 1986, and then eventually took over his position. After a painful illness, he died in Rome on the Feast of Saint Candido, his patron saint.References
* "An Exorcist: More Stories", Gabriele Amorth, Ignatius Press, 2000, pages 9 & 10 and other pages.
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