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Blessed Luigi Biraghi

Blessed Luigi Biraghi

Blessed Luigi Biraghi

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

28 May; 11 August on some calendars

Born

2 November 1801 in Vignate, Milan, Italy

Died

11 August 1879 in Milan, Italy of natural causes; buried in the family grave in Cernusco sul Naviglio, Italy; relics translated to the chapel of the mother-house of the Marcellina Sisters in Cernusco in 1951

Beatified

30 April 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI; recognition celebrated in Milan, Italy

Venerated

20 December 2003 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtues)

Biography

Blessed Luigi Biraghi, also known as Blessed Luigi di Vignate, was born on 2 November 1801 in Vignate, Milan, Italy. He was the fifth of eight children in his family. At the age of 12, he entered the Minor Seminary of Castello sopra Lecco in Italy, where he began his journey towards priesthood.

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