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Blessed Joseph Allamano
Blessed Joseph Allamano

Saint Joseph Allamano

Also known as: Giuseppe Allamano

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

February 16

Born

January 21, 1851

Died

February 16, 1926

Beatified

7 October 1990 by Pope John Paul II

Canonized

October 20, 2024, by Pope Francis at St.

Venerated

13 May 1989 by Pope John Paul II

Biography

Blessed Giovanni Maria Boccardo, also known as the "Father of the Poor," was born on 20 November 1848 in Ca’Bianca, Moncalieri, Turin, Italy. He was the eldest of ten children born to Gasparo Boccardo and Giuseppina Malerba. Coming from a devout family, he was baptized at just one day old, and three of his brothers would later become priests, including Blessed Luigi Boccardo.

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