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Blessed Giovanni Antonio Solinas

Also known as: Father Juan Antonio

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

27-Oct

Born

15 February 1643 in Oliena, Nuoro, Italy

Died

27 October 1683 in Zenta Valley, Salta, Argentina; buried under the altar at the Jesuit church on Calle Caseros y Miter in Salta

Biography

Blessed Giovanni Antonio Solinas, also known as Father Juan Antonio, was a Jesuit priest and missionary who dedicated his life to spreading the teachings of Christianity among the Tobas, Mocovíes, and Mataguayos peoples in Argentina during the 17th century.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

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