Blessed Giuseppe Puglisi
Also known as: Pino Puglisi
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
October 21
Born
September 15, 1937
Died
September 15, 1993
Beatified
25 May 2013 by Pope Francis
Venerated
28 June 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Giuseppe Puglisi, also known as Pino Puglisi, was born on September 15, 1937, in Brancaccio, Palermo, Italy. He was the son of Carmelo and Giuseppa Fana Puglisi, a cobbler and a seamstress.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified2013-05-25 by 25 May 2013 by Pope Francis; beatification recognition celebrated at the Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo, Italy by Cardinal Salvatore De Giorgi
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