Life and work of

St. Hannibal
Mary Di Francia

(1851-1927)
 WHEN: JULY 05, 1851
(1851-1927)
WHERE: MESSINA, SICILY, ITALY

TO WHOM: SIR FRANCIS DI FRANCIA,

MARQUIS OF ST. CATHERINE ANNA TOSCANO,
A NOBLE WOMA
 SIBLINGS:
(1851-1927)
-JOHN
-MARY CATHERINE
-MARIA FRANCIS
 St. Nicholas Boarding School
(1851-1927)
Fr. Foti-Love for the blessed
Virgin.
Education

Mentor: Sicilian Poet Felice

Bisazza
 December 1877 - January 1878 The
deacon Hannibal M. Di Francia met
(1851-1927)
in an alley of Messina, the beggar
Francis Zancone, who lived in the
degraded “Avignone Quarters”. That
providential encounter gave birth to
all the charitable works of Fr. Di
Francia.
 March 16, 1878 He was ordained priest
(1851-1927)
in the church of the Holy Spirit in
Messina and began his ministry of
human, social and Christian promotion
among the poor of the “Avignone
Quarters”
 “Avignone Quarters”
(1851-1927)

Fr. Hannibal “it was really a place

where a lot of work for Jesus Christ
has to be done.”
 “Avignone Quarters”
(1851-1927)

Fr. Hannibal “it was really a place

where a lot of work for Jesus Christ
has to be done.”
 September 8, 1882 Saint
Hannibal officially opened
(1851-1927)

the first female Orphanage

in the Avignone Quarters.
 November 4, 1883 Start of
the first male Orphanage in
(1851-1927)

Avignone Quarters in
Messina,.
 Fr. Hannibal placed his orphans
(1851-1927)
under the protection of St. Anthony
of Padua “Anthonian Orpahns”

Charitable Institutions
“Anthonian Orphanages”
 July 1, 1886
Jesus in the blessed
sacrament comes to remain
(1851-1927)

ever in the first chapel of

Avignone quarter.
 The Rogationist Apostolate
(1851-1927)
“Prayer and Work”
“Pray therefore the Lord of the
harvest to send forth laborers into
his harvest” (Mt. 9:38, Lk. 10:2)
DAUGHTERS OF
THE DIVINE ZEAL
(1887)
Figlie de Divino
Zelo (1887)
ROGATIONISTS OF
THE HEART OF
JESUS (1897)
RogationizteCordis
Jesu (1897)
 St. Hannibal’s Virtue
• Charity
-He found his happiness in giving and in giving himself to charity.

Gentleness of heart
•D E A T H:
•When: June 01, 1927
•W h y: pleurisy - an inflammation of
the lining around the lungs
•INCORRUPT BODY OF ST. HANNIBAl
•SAINTHOOD
•VENERABLE: DEC. 21, 1989
•BLESSED: OCT. 07, 1990
•SAINT: MAY 16, 2004
“Pray therefore the Lord of the
harvest to send forth laborers
into his harvest”
Activity 1
Write a two sentences summary
of the lesson.
Poster Making:

Theme: Rogationists Mission: Prayer and

Work
“Prayer without work is useless.”

Clarity of the message-10

Relevance-10
 The core values of St. Hannibal

•Integrity
-the quality of being honest and having strong
moral principles; moral uprightness; the state of
being whole and undivided. As a Rogationist, we
are called to be a man and woman of integrity
upholding the moral Christian principles and
values by following St. Hannibal.
 The core values of St. Hannibal

•Concern for others

-to look for the welfare of others and love them
as you love yourself. As a Rogationist, we show
compassion and emphatic concern to others
specially the poor and children.
 The core values of St. Hannibal

•Service
-the act of helping or doing work for others. We
are called to serve and not to be served. As a
Rogationist we should regard our profession,
study and crafts as a form of service to others,
country and God.
 The core values of St. Hannibal

•Excellence
-the commitment of being and doing the best we
can be for God and others. As Rogationist we
should cultivate a culture of excellence and not of
mediocrity.
 The core values of St. Hannibal

•Love of God
-As a Rogationist we should have the greatest lofe
for God. We should be God-centered persons
 The core values of St. Hannibal

•Patriotism
-A love a support to one’s country; national
loyalty. As Rogationist we are called to be
Christian Filipinos who are Following St. Hannibal
through our own context.