Blessed Giuseppe Giaccardo
Also known as: Father Timoteo
Feast Day
24 January; 19 October (Pauline Congregations)
Born
13 June 1896 in Narzole, Cuneo, Italy as Giuseppe Domenico Vincenzo Giaccardo
Died
24 January 1948 in Rome, Italy of leukemia; his funeral was conducted in the apse of the Basilica of Saint Paul in Rome; relics enshrined in the crypt of the sanctuary of Mary, Queen of the Apostles since 1966
Beatified
22 October 1989 by Pope John Paul II
Venerated
9 May 1985 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtues)
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.
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