Saint Lorenzo da Brindisi by Ermes Dovico

Bartolo longo

From "Satanist" to Saint, the parable of Bartolo Longo
HISTORICAL FIGURE

From "Satanist" to Saint, the parable of Bartolo Longo

Green light from Pope Francis: the founder of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Pompeii is on his way to sainthood. His fall – albeit unwitting – into Satanism, his return to the practice of the faith, the spread of the Rosary and many other works of charity: the extraordinary life of Blessed Bartolo Longo.