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Felice Silvestrini was born on April 21st<\/sup>, 1711 in a family composed by Giovanni Silvestrini, his father (nicknamed Silvestro) and Maria Antonia Concetti, his mother.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n He completed his education in Petriolo guided by his maternal uncle, Don Giovanni Concetti, who worked as a publich teacher.<\/p>\n Then, Felice entered the seminary of Fermo. In September 1732 he was gifted by his father with a plot of land and two soil houses, located in the area of San Giovanni. It was a donation for the sacral heritage.<\/p>\n A few years later, in 1736, he became a priest. At the same time, he also replaced his uncle as a public teacher. He was confirmed in this position till 1741.<\/p>\n From that time, Don Felice started his work as a preacher and apostolic missionary, fulfilling also many positions in the academic classes at the Sacra Penitenzieria. Silvestrini distinguished for his humility, devotion and charity for the neighbors. His sermons about the sheer Christian doctrine in the territory of Fermo had a wide public following. Many of his written sermons are still preserved in the archives of Petriolo\u2019s churches.
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