Blessed Giovanni Fausti - Catholic Blessed

Blessed Giovanni Fausti

Also known as: Gjon Fausti

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

4-Mar

Born

19 October 1899 in Brozzo, Marcheno, Val Trompia, Brescia, Italy

Died

Shot by a machine-gun squad at 6am on 4 March 1946 at the Varrezat e Rrmajit cemetery on the Rruga Hile Mosi in Shkodrë, Albania; the body was left laying outside for a day to show the locals what would happen to those who opposed the Communists; buried with other martyrs in a mass grave near the nearby river bed on the night of 5 March; rubbish bins were stacked on the grave to conceal it

Beatified

5 November 2016 by Pope Francis; beatification celebrated at the Square of the Cathedral of Shën Shtjefnit, Shkodër, Albania, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato

Venerated

26 April 2016 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Giovanni Fausti, also known as Gjon Fausti, was born on 19 October 1899 in Brozzo, Marcheno, Val Trompia, Brescia, Italy. He was the eldest of twelve brothers in his family. At a young age, he exhibited exceptional intellectual abilities and a strong devotion to his faith.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified2016-11-05 by 5 November 2016 by Pope Francis; beatification celebrated at the Square of the Cathedral of Shën Shtjefnit, Shkodër, Albania, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato