A question for the readership.
Can anyone think of a man who, having sought the priesthood, was denied that path for some reason, but was later beatified or canonized?
What I’m searching for is a saint who could be the patron of men whose vocations were thwarted by bishops or their “formators” in seminary, forced out to find work and another path in life, “regular” work, etc. There’s no question that that path can be a path to holiness. However, it could be a good thing to identity a saint with that same experience in his earthly background: thwarted as a priest he goes on to live a life of heroic virtue or martyrdom in a secular job, perhaps married, etc.
UPDATE: Please respond in this blog’s combox? Thanks.
