Detail From A Portrait Of Blessed Luca Passi

Blessed Luca Passi

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

18-Apr

Born

22 January 1789 in Bergamo, Italy

Died

18 April 1866 in Venice, Italy of natural causes; buried at the mother house of the Institute of the Teaching Sisters of Saint Dorothy in Venice, Italy of natural causes

Beatified

13 April 2013 by Pope Francis; beatification celebrated at the Basilica of San Marco, Venice, Italy, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato

Venerated

6 July 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of heroic virtues)

Biography

Blessed Luca Passi, born on 22 January 1789 in Bergamo, Italy, was a prominent figure in the Catholic Church during the 19th century. He hailed from a noble family in Venice and devoted his life to serving God and his fellow human beings.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified2013-04-13 by 13 April 2013 by Pope Francis; beatification celebrated at the Basilica of San Marco, Venice, Italy, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato