Blessed Carlo Gnocchi
Feast Day
28-Feb
Born
25 October 1902 at San Colombano al Lambro, Italy
Died
28 February 1956 at Milan, Italy of cancer; he was an organ donor, and his corneas returned sight to two blind young people
Beatified
25 October 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI; beatification recognition celebrated in the Piazza del Duomo, in Milan, Italy
Venerated
20 December 2002 by Pope John Paul II
Biography
Blessed Carlo Gnocchi, a Catholic priest and humanitarian, was born on October 25, 1902, in San Colombano al Lambro, Italy. He was the youngest of three boys born to Henry and Clementine Gnocchi. Unfortunately, his father passed away when Carlo was just five years old. Tragedy struck again when his two older brothers succumbed to tuberculosis before Carlo reached the age of thirteen.
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