St. Philip Neri is a very interesting person. He was born in Florence Italy on July 21, 1515. He does have a feast day in the Church and it’s on May 26. He journeyed into heaven on May 26, 1595. He has three symbols and they are a lily, rosary, and an angel holding a book. The lily symbolizes his purity of soul and heart, the rosary symbolizes the virgin Mary, and the angle holding a book symbolizes wisdom. St. Philip Neri was officially canonized as a Saint in March 12,1622.
St. Philip Neri spent about thirteen years involved in prayer. He also was making relationships with people from all walks of life. When he was a boy he almost lost his life. He saw a donkey carrying fruit and decided to jump on its back. The donkey