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Blessed Giovanni Battista Mazzucconi

Also known as: John Mazzucconi; Johannes Baptiste Mazzucconi; John Baptist Mazzucconi

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

7 September; 25 September on some calendars

Born

1 March 1826 in Rancio di Lecco, Italy

Died

7 September 1855 in Woodlark Island, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea

Beatified

19 February 1984 by Pope John Paul II

Venerated

13 January 1983 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Giovanni Battista Mazzucconi, also known as John Mazzucconi, Johannes Baptiste Mazzucconi, or John Baptist Mazzucconi, was born on March 1, 1826, in Rancio di Lecco, Italy. He dedicated his life to serving God as a priest and became a member of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified1984-02-19 by 19 February 1984 by Pope John Paul II

Feast Days

September 7 September 25

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