Fr. Benignus of St Therese of the Child Jesus (Angelo Calvi), from the family and from the parish of the same name in Italy, had a strong and joyful education in the faith, founded on a great love for the Eucharist. At the age of 17, after thoughtful discernment, he felt called to the priesthood in the Teresian Carmel.

A novena to St. Therese of the Child Jesus allowed him to overcome insurmountable difficulties in resuming his studies. He became a convinced imitator of the Saint whose way of trusting abandonment in God, who is a Father, became characteristic of his life.

He spent the last months of his life in Concesa di Trezzo sull'Adda (MiIan) as deputy Master of novices. Here he was also asked to supply for the parish priest in the nearby parish, where his always smiling and limitless charity towards the sick, the poor, young people and families was a shining example.

He was only 28 when he died from a form of intestinal tumour. He offered his life for his religious Province which, due to a banking scam, ran the serious danger of being suppressed (eight monasteries, ten convents). A month after his death, everything turned out well.

The decree on his heroic virtue was promulgated on December 20, 2003.