his reputation for holiness was evident in palermo throughout his lifetime with people learning of the miracles he was said to have performed. his fame for personal holiness and for the miracles he did spread to corsica and as far north as liguria near his home province. the process for his beatification opened in palermo in 1622 but was interrupted in 1630 before it resumed there again in a process that spanned from 18 june 1888 until 31 may 1889.