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SAINT ANTONINUS, BISHOP AND CONFESSOR Antoninus Pierozzi, born in Florence in 1389 from honest parents, already since childhood he gave a notable indication of future sanctity. At 16 years old, embraced the Order of the Preachers, from then he started to shine of the greatest virtues. He declared perpetual war against sloth. In the night, after a short sleep, it was the first at the office of the morning, finished that, he employed the rest of the night in prayer or certainly in reading and compose books; and, if sometimes an importunate sleep surprised his weary limbs, he would lean his head against the wall for a moment and then, shaking from sleep, immediately resumed the holy vigils with more ardour.