Blessed Luigi Novarese
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
July 20
Born
July 29, 1914
Died
July 20, 1984
Beatified
11 May 2013 by Pope Francis
Venerated
27 March 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of heroic virtues)
Biography
Blessed Luigi Novarese, also known as Father Luigi Novarese, was born on 29 July 1914 in Casale Monferrato, Alessandria, Italy. He was one of six children born into a farming family. Sadly, when Luigi was very young, his father passed away from pneumonia, leaving his mother to care for the family.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified2013-05-11 by 11 May 2013 by Pope Francis; beatification recognition celebrated at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls, Rome, Italy by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone
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