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Tag: Who was Philip Neri?
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Philip Neri
St Philip Neri (1515 – 1595) was born the youngest child into a noble family in Florence, Italy. His father was a lawyer. He was educated at the Dominican Monastery in Florence. At 18, he was sent to work for a wealthy merchant uncle in the hope that his family might inherit his business. However,…