Glory, then, to Philip Neri – one of the worthiest representatives of charity in the 16th century! It was owing to his zeal that Rome, and Christendom at large, were replenished with a new life by the frequentation of the sacraments and by the exercises of Catholic piety.
Many centuries after his death, St. Philip's Congregation of the Oratory would number among its famous members the former Anglican cleric and eventual cardinal John Henry Newman.