Blessed Giuseppe Antonio Tovini
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
January 16
Born
March 14, 1841
Died
January 16, 1897
Beatified
20 September 1998 by Pope John Paul II
Venerated
6 April 1995 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtues)
Biography
Blessed Giuseppe Antonio Tovini, born on 14 March 1841 in Cividate Camuno, Brescia, Italy, was the eldest of seven children born to Moses and Rosa Malaguzzi. He was also the uncle and god-father of Blessed Mose Tovini. After completing his studies in law at the University of Padua, Giuseppe worked at a firm in Lovere, Italy.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified1998-09-20 by 20 September 1998 by Pope John Paul II; the beatification miracle involved the healing of a nun in the monastery of the Visitation of Holy Mary of Massa and Cozzile in Potenza, Italy
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