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Blessed Giuseppe Puglisi
Blessed Giuseppe Puglisi

Blessed Giuseppe Puglisi

Also known as: Pino Puglisi

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

21-Oct

Born

15 September 1937 in Brancaccio, Palermo, Italy

Died

15 September 1993 at piazzale Anita Garibaldi 3, Palermo, Italy; buried in the chapel his stole and crucifix are housed in the Basilica of Saint Bartholomew, Tiber Island, Rome, Italy ; his stole and crucifix are housed in the Basilica of Saint Bartholomew, Tiber Island, Rome, Italy

Beatified

25 May 2013 by Pope Francis; beatification recognition celebrated at the Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo, Italy by Cardinal Salvatore De Giorgi

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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