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.