Please answer the following question: Facts: - imagesize: 215px - death place: florence , italy - venerated in: roman catholic church - beatified by: pope gregory xvi - caption: simon and the child jesus , by pier paolo agabiti of cascia and rita of cascia with mary - feast day: 16 february - death date: 2 february 1348 - titles: ascetic - birth date: c. 1295 - name: simon of cascia - image: simon and rita of cascia.gif - birth place: cascia , italy - beatified date: 1833 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of simon of cascia .
Answer:
blessed simon of cascia -lrb- or simeone fidati -rrb- -lrb- c. 1295 -- 1348 -rrb- was an ascetic and preacher from cascia , italy .in his early days , he was influenced by the spiritual franciscan angelo clareno da cingoli .he entered the order of augustinian hermits at a young age , where he was known as a model of monastic virtue and for his learning .his initial studies were in the natural sciences , which he later gave up for theology and scripture .