Blessed Luigi Beltrame Quattrocchi - Catholic Blessed

Blessed Luigi Beltrame Quattrocchi

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

9 November; 25 November

Born

12 January 1880 at Catania, Italy

Died

9 November 1951 of a heart attack

Beatified

21 October 2001 by Pope John Paul II; his beatification miracle involved the healing of a young man with a severe circulatory disorder; he is now a neuro-surgeon in Milan, Italy

Venerated

7 July 2001 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtues)

Biography

Blessed Luigi Beltrame Quattrocchi, born on January 12, 1880, in Catania, Italy, was a devout layman lawyer who dedicated his life to serving others and living out his faith. He was the son of Carlo and Francesca Quattrocchi and grew up in a deeply religious family that instilled in him a strong sense of Christian values.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified2001-10-21 by 21 October 2001 by Pope John Paul II; his beatification miracle involved the healing of a young man with a severe circulatory disorder; he is now a neuro-surgeon in Milan, Italy