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Blessed Luigi Novarese
Blessed Luigi Novarese

Blessed Luigi Novarese

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

20-Jul

Born

29 July 1914 in Casale Monferrato, Alessandria, Italy

Died

20 July 1984 in Rocca Priora, Rome, Italy

Beatified

11 May 2013 by Pope Francis; beatification recognition celebrated at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls, Rome, Italy by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone

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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