Blessed Diego Oddi
Also known as: Giuseppi Oddi; José Oddi
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
June 3
Born
June 6, 1839
Died
June 3, 1919
Beatified
3 October 1999 by Pope John Paul II in Rome, Italy
Biography
Blessed Diego Oddi, also known as Giuseppi Oddi and José Oddi, was born on June 6, 1839, in Vallinfreda, Italy. He was the son of Vicenzo Oddi and Bernardina Pasquali, and he grew up in a poor but devout farm family. Despite limited formal education, Diego had a deep yearning for spiritual knowledge and dedicated himself to learning as much as he could about the Catholic faith.