Portrait Of Blessed Andrea Giacinto Longhin

Blessed Andrea Giacinto Longhin

Also known as: Andrea of Fiumicello; Andrew Longhin; Andrew of Campodarsego; Bishop of the Catechism; Hyacinth Bonaventure Longhin

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

26-Jun

Born

22 November 1863 in Fiumicello di Campodarsego, province and diocese of Padua, Italy as Hyacinth Bonaventure Longhin

Died

Friday 26 June 1936 in Treviso, Italy of natural causes following an eight-month illness; interred in the cathedral of Treviso

Beatified

10:00 am Sunday 20 October 2002 by Pope John Paul II; his Cause began on 21 April 1964; his beatification miracle involved the 1964 cure of Dino Stella from diffuse peritonitis

Venerated

21 December 1998 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtue)

Biography

Blessed Andrea Giacinto Longhin, also known as Andrew of Fiumicello, Andrew Longhin, Andrew of Campodarsego, and Bishop of the Catechism, was born on 22 November 1863 in Fiumicello di Campodarsego, in the province and diocese of Padua, Italy. He was the only son of Matthew and Judith Marin, who were poor but devout tenant farmers. From a young age, he felt a calling to the priesthood.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified0020-10-01 by 10:00 am Sunday 20 October 2002 by Pope John Paul II; his Cause began on 21 April 1964; his beatification miracle involved the 1964 cure of Dino Stella from diffuse peritonitis