An Italian model as soon as topped because the “most beautiful man” has introduced his plans to surrender on desires of fame and fortune to enter the priesthood.
“At 21 years of age, I find myself on the path toward becoming a priest, God willing,” Edoardo Santini mentioned in a video posted to social media final week. “I’ve decided to give up modeling work, acting and dance, but I won’t abandon my passions, I’ll just live them differently.”
Santini mentioned he could be “offering” his passions “to God” now that he has discovered his life’s function. He entered a seminary and has begun his research as of this week.
Santini grew up close to Florence and received trend group ABE’s 2019 pageant, incomes the title of “most beautiful man” at solely 17 years previous, in response to Italian outlet Il Globo. He additionally received swimming competitions.
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On his Instagram account, which usually serves as a promotional platform for his modeling work, Santini just lately began posting questions on religion, writing final yr that he “discovered the real Church, which I thought was dead,” The Occasions UK reported.
Santini just lately began posting questions on religion, writing final yr that he “discovered the real Church, which I thought was dead,” The Occasions UK reported. (BlueRed/REDA&CO/Common Photos Group through Getty Photos)
He admitted just lately that he was “scared to go deeper,” however that he final yr went to dwell with two monks to get a way of the life-style and known as it “the most beautiful experience of my life.”
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The Occasions reported that the Catholic Church has discovered it tough to recruit new monks, with numbers dropping by virtually two-thirds over the previous few a long time: The church educated simply over 2,100 new monks in 2019, in contrast with over 6,300 in 1970.
Santini has over 11,000 followers and has added “I’m a Christian, priest wannabe” to his profile description.
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“Obviously, some people talk about me behind my back, some people have no problem telling me I have let them down, both inside and outside my family, but others are supporting me, believers and non-believers,” Santini mentioned of his way of life change.
An inside courtyard on the Palazzo del Seminario, within the Piazza Duomo, Lecce, Italy. inside courtyard. (Claudio Ciabochi/UCG/Common Photos Group through Getty Photos)
Santini affirmed his alternative, saying he would don’t have any regrets as a result of “I can shout: ‘I am Edoardo, I am 21 and I am happy’” after getting into the seminary.
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“Will I become a priest? I don’t know, I am here to discover,” Santini mentioned in his video. “But I have taken the step that terrorized me, that stopped me finally being myself. I am ready to say I made a mistake.”
