Franciscan herald (1913 - 1940) . life. Hisfiery eloquence and holy life, con-firmed bv numerous miracles, exer- 296 FRANCISCAN HERALD cised an irresistible influence onthe people and effected wonderfulresults in the cities and townswhich he visited. Under the guid-ance of this saintly master, Bl. Pe-ter labored as a missionary with azeal and fervor to be found only inthose who live solely for God andfor the eter-nal welfare oftheir fellow-men. Disre-garding allhardshipsand priva-tions whenthere wasquestion o fsaving souls,he passedthrough thetowns andcities, and byh i s earnestwords, com-bine
Franciscan herald (1913 - 1940) . life. Hisfiery eloquence and holy life, con-firmed bv numerous miracles, exer- 296 FRANCISCAN HERALD cised an irresistible influence onthe people and effected wonderfulresults in the cities and townswhich he visited. Under the guid-ance of this saintly master, Bl. Pe-ter labored as a missionary with azeal and fervor to be found only inthose who live solely for God andfor the eter-nal welfare oftheir fellow-men. Disre-garding allhardshipsand priva-tions whenthere wasquestion o fsaving souls,he passedthrough thetowns andcities, and byh i s earnestwords, com-bined withprudence andkindness, re-stored peaceand harmonyamong war-ring factionsand cities,convertedthousands ofsinners, andaided pioussouls to ad-vance on theroad of virtueand perfection. The fruits of his la-bors were so wonderful that, afterthe death of St. James of theMarch, he was chosen to succeedhim as the teacher and guide of allthe missionaries. He was knownin all the provinces of the Marchesas the holy Father, and wherever. he went, he was followed by crowdsof the people, who were often wit-nesses of his heroic virtues and ofthe signal graces obtained throughhis prayers. Julius Caesar Varani, Duke ofCanierino, highly esteemed Bl. Pe-ter and consulted him on all im-portant mat-ters. Hisdaughter, Va-rani, a PoorClare in theconvent atCamerino, re-joiced to havethe holy mis-s i o n a r y asher spiritualdirector, andunder his en-lightenedguidance, sheadvanced to ahigh degreeof religiousbrethren, ad-miring hisvirtue andlearning,thrice electedh i m Provin-cial in theProvince ofthe Marches,and once inthat of 1472, theGeneral Chapter held at Aquilasent him as Commissary to the is-land of Candia. He fulfilled theduties of all these offices with sin-gular zeal, prudence, and a life thus spent for thehonor of God and the salvation ofsouls, Bl. Peter received a revela- Drogemeller aBl. Peter receiving the Viaticum FRANCISCAN HERALD 297
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