Saint Philip Neri: I Prefer Heaven

Saint Philip Neri: I Prefer Heaven

2010•3h 20m•7.3/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.3/10(70)

One of the most popular saints of all time, St. Philip Neri was widely known for his great charity, deep prayer life, and tremendous humor. Hoping to join St. Ignatius of Loyola's new order of Jesuits and be a missionary to India, Philip was instead guided by Providence to seek out the poor and abandoned youth of Rome to catechize them in the faith and help them find a better life. He became the founder of the religious congregation, the Oratory, that worked with the youth and also labored to re-evangelize a decadent Rome.

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Lux Vide, RAI

Language

IT

Status

Released

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Cast

Gigi Proietti

Gigi Proietti

San Filippo Neri

Francesco Salvi

Francesco Salvi

Persiano Rosa

Roberto Citran

Roberto Citran

Cardinal Capurso

Sebastiano Lo Monaco

Sebastiano Lo Monaco

Principe Nerano

Francesca Chillemi

Francesca Chillemi

Ippolita

Stefano Fregni

Stefano Fregni

Carrettiere

Jesus Emiliano Coltorti

Camillo

Josafat Vagni

Josafat Vagni

Mezzapagnotta

Francesca Antonelli

Francesca Antonelli

Zaira

Niccolò Senni

Niccolò Senni

Pierotto

Adriano Braidotti

Adriano Braidotti

Alessandro

Francesco Grifoni

Francesco Grifoni

Aurelio

Paolo Paoloni

Paolo Paoloni

Papa Gregorio XIII

Sergio Fiorentini

Sergio Fiorentini

Papa Clemente VIII

Giulia Salerno

Giulia Salerno

Giovannina

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