Early Life, Family and Training Born in 1666 in Asti, within the Piedmont region, Giovanni Felice Ramelli was destined for a life shaped by the quiet discipline of the church. His early years were defined by a religious calling that would eventually lead him into the heart of Roman ecclesiastical life. He entered the monastic life as a monk in the abbey of Santa Andrea in Vercelli, a setting that provided the foundational structure fo…