Born June 17, 1603 in Copertino near Lecce, † September 18, 1663 in Osimo near Ancona) was an Italian Franciscan minorite He is a saint of the Catholic ChurchOval glassfronted metal theca housing precanonization firstclass relic of Saint Joseph of Cupertino The relic is affixed to a red silk background surrounded by gilt paperolle and silver wire ornamentation and identified on a manuscript cedula label as Ex Tela ImbutoSanguinis B Josep a Copertino (from the cloth soaked in blood of the Blessed Joseph of Cupertino)Saint Joseph of Cupertino Joseph's father, Felice Desa was a poor carpenter who died before Joseph was born Creditors drove his mother, Francesca Panara, from her home, and Joseph was born in a stable Starting at age 8, Joseph received ecstatic visions that
St Joseph Of Cupertino
