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Detail Of A Photograph Of Blessed Giuseppe Giaccardo Date Photographer And Location Unknown
Detail Of A Photograph Of Blessed Giuseppe Giaccardo Date Photographer And Location Unknown

Blessed Giuseppe Giaccardo

Also known as: Father Timoteo

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

January 24

Born

June 13, 1896

Died

January 24, 1948

Beatified

22 October 1989 by Pope John Paul II

Biography

Blessed Giuseppe Giaccardo, also known as Father Timoteo, was born on 13 June 1896 in Narzole, Cuneo, Italy, as Giuseppe Domenico Vincenzo Giaccardo. He was the oldest of five children born to farm workers Stefano and Maria Cagna. From a young age, Giuseppe felt a call to the priesthood, and his mother's devotion to Our Lady of the Rosary greatly influenced his spiritual journey.