Italy’s ‘Most Handsome Man’ Quits Modelling To Pursue Priestly Ministry

-Edoardo Santini Quits Modelling To Pursue Ministerial Calling

Edoardo Santini, who was once crowned Italy’s most handsome man, has decided to quit modelling and pursue his ministerial calling.

In a surprise announcement made by the mode on his social media page, he revealed that despite his success in the modeling industry, he has decided to take a different path and join a seminary near Florence. At 21, expressing a deep calling to become a priest and embark on a spiritual journey.

He also revealed that he won’t abandon all his hobbies but will live them in a different context.

“At 21 years old my father took the decision to marry my mother because she was pregnant and my mum, at 21, became a mother. Me, at 21-years-old, I find myself taking the path to become, God willing, a priest.

“In these past years I’ve been able to meet people who have shown me what it means to be church,” he said.

“They have given me the strength to investigate this question that I’ve taken with me from childhood but various fears stopped me from studying it at a deeper level. Last year, I took the first step,” he said.