[1] He was beatified on 12 June 1952 under Pope Pius XII and was later made a saint on 9 December 1962[2] at the conclusion of the first session of the Second Vatican Council.

[4] He felt called to life in a religious order in his childhood but his father opposed this despite his own service as a Church worker.

Overcoming this opposition later allowed Eustace to enter the Servite Order in 1837 (at Santissima Annunziata) at which time he was given the religious name of "Antonio Maria".

On 6 January 1892 he celebrated Mass in the parish for the feast of the Epiphany and that night went out during a storm to render assistance to a sick person.

[5] He was proclaimed a Servant of God on 13 April 1932 under Pope Pius XI with the introduction of his sainthood cause and he was later made Venerable on 18 January 1948 upon the confirmation of his life of heroic virtue.