Holy Week in Pavia, the Canon Fabio Bottigella accompanied Bishop Sauli to the reposition chapel. There the Bishop immersed himself in prayer. Three hours had passed, and he was still in prayer, totally unaware of the time. It was almost the time for the ceremony, but he did not move. The Cathedral was already full with people. Three times the Canon pulled his cape, but the Bishop did not move a bit. So he shouted to his ear, ‘Bishop, it is late, the people are waiting.’ Almost like coming back from another world, Bishop Sauli said, ‘Is it a lot that we have been here?’” (Thomas Giorgi, p. 74) Legacy In 1626 the Barnabites were called from Milan to Saint Michael Church in Vienna, where there is an altar dedicated to St. Alexander Sauli. A sculpture, The Blessed Alesandro Sauli, made by Pierre Puget can be found in the Santa Maria Assunta church in Carignano, Genoa. A terra-cotta copy can be found at the Cleveland Museum of Art or the Saint Louis art museum. Notes Bibliography Frigerio, D. (1992). Alessandro Sauli: Vescovo e Santo di Ieri e di Oggi (1534–1592). Milano: Edizione "La Voce". 1535 births 1592 deaths Clergy from Milan Academic staff of the University of Pavia Bishops of Aléria Bishops of Pavia 16th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops History of Corsica Corsican saints 16th-century Christian saints Italian Roman Catholic saints Barnabite saints Canonizations by Pope Pius X Beatifications by Pope Benedict XIV