Blessed Lorenzo Salvi
Also known as: Lorenzo Maria of Saint Francis Xavier
Feast Day
12-Jun
Born
30 October 1782 in Rome, Italy
Died
12 June 1856 in Capranica, Viterbo, Italy of natural causes; buried in the Passionist Church of Saint Angelo, Vetralla, Viterbo
Beatified
1 October 1989 by Pope John Paul II
Venerated
8 February 1988 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtues)
Biography
Blessed Lorenzo Salvi, also known as Lorenzo Maria of Saint Francis Xavier, was born on 30 October 1782 in Rome, Italy. He studied at the Collegio Romano in Rome, where his fellow classmates included Saint Gaspare del Bufalo and the future Pope Gregory XVI. During his time at the college, he was deeply influenced by the work and preaching of Saint Vincent Mary Strambi.
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