sentences:  But one duel went too far and he almost killed his opponent; he fled to the Franciscans in Palermo where he experienced a radical conversion and repentance for his previous life.He became severe with himself and inflicted harsh penances on himself such as flagellation.The process for his sainthood opened on 18 December 1725 under Pope Benedict XIII and he became titled as a Servant of God while with the confirmation of his life of heroic virtue Pope Clement XIII named him as Venerable on 2 February 1762.