Blessed Ferdinando Santamaria
Also known as: Grimoaldo of the Purification
Feast Day
18-Nov
Born
4 May 1883 at Pontecorvo, Frosinone, Italy as Ferdinando Santamaria
Died
18 November 1902 at Ceccano, Italy of meningitis
Beatified
29 January 1995 by Pope John Paul II
Venerated
14 May 1991 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtues)
Biography
Blessed Ferdinando Santamaria, also known as Grimoaldo of the Purification, was born on 4 May 1883 in Pontecorvo, Frosinone, Italy. He was the oldest of five children in a family where his father ran a successful rope-making business. From a young age, Ferdinando had a deep attraction to the religious life and felt a strong desire to dedicate his life to God.
Cause for Canonization
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