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Blessed Giovanni Fornasini
Blessed Giovanni Fornasini

Blessed Giovanni Fornasini

Also known as: The Angel of Marzabotto

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

13-Oct

Born

23 February 1915 in Pianaccio di Lizzano, Belvedere, Bologna, Italy

Died

13 October 1944 in San Martino di Caprara, Marzabotto, Bologna, Italy; buried in the church of San Tommaso in Sperticano, Marzabotto

Beatified

26 September 2021 by Pope Francis; beatification celebrated at Bologna, Italy, presided by Cardinal Marcello Semeraro

Venerated

21 January 2021 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Giovanni Fornasini, also known as The Angel of Marzabotto, was born on 23 February 1915 in Pianaccio di Lizzano, Belvedere, Bologna, Italy. He was ordained a priest of the archdiocese of Bologna on 28 June 1942 in the cathedral of San Pietro. This ordination took place during the tumultuous times of World War II.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified2021-09-26 by 26 September 2021 by Pope Francis; beatification celebrated at Bologna, Italy, presided by Cardinal Marcello Semeraro
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