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Illustration Of Blessed Giovanni Battista Zola Date And Artist Unknown
Illustration Of Blessed Giovanni Battista Zola Date And Artist Unknown

Blessed Giovanni Battista Zola

Also known as: John Baptist Zola

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

20 June; 4 February as one of the Jesuit Martyrs of Japan

Born

1 November 1575 in Brescia, Italy

Died

Burned alive on 20 June 1626 in Nagasaki, Japan; ashes thrown into the sea and no relics remain

Beatified

7 May 1867 by Pope Pius IX

Venerated

26 February 1866 by Pope Pius IX (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Giovanni Battista Zola, also known as John Baptist Zola, was born on 1 November 1575 in Brescia, Italy. He demonstrated a deep sense of spirituality from a young age and eventually decided to join the Jesuits in 1595 in his hometown of Brescia.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified1867-05-07 by 7 May 1867 by Pope Pius IX

Feast Days

June 20February 4
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