Celle di Faenza born Giacomo Filippo Bertoni entered the Servites Order in Faenza while still in his teenage years. A deeply humble man, who led a rigorous life of penance, often contenting of one frugal meal, thus his iconography depicts him with emaciated looks: of above average height, emaciated such that his skin is clung to the bones, with an oblong face, thin longish nose, sunken eyes, straight neck, long fingers and pallor. Known for his deep love for liturgy, on the eve of his death from consumption, Bertoni wanted all the convent members to visit him in his cell, in order to ask their forgiveness and prayers. Originally buried at the Chiesa dei Servi of Faenza, when the church was closed following its destruction during the Second World War, his remains were transferred to the city's cathedral. With Pope Clement XIII approving his cult on July 22, 1761, the following year he was named one of Faenza's patrons.
Celle di Faenza born Giacomo Filippo Bertoni entered the Servites Order in Faenza while still in his teenage years. A deeply humble man, who led a rigorous life of penance, often contenting of one frugal meal, thus his iconography depicts him with emaciated looks: of above average height, emaciated such that his skin is clung to the bones, with an oblong face, thin longish nose, sunken eyes, straight neck, long fingers and pallor. Known for his deep love for liturgy, on the eve of his death from consumption, Bertoni wanted all the convent members to visit him in his cell, in order to ask their forgiveness and prayers. Originally buried at the Chiesa dei Servi of Faenza, when the church was closed following its destruction during the Second World War, his remains were transferred to the city's cathedral. With Pope Clement XIII approving his cult on July 22, 1761, the following year he was named one of Faenza's patrons.
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