Blessed Michele Rua
Also known as: Michael Rua
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
April 6
Born
June 9, 1837
Died
April 6, 1910
Beatified
29 October 1972 by Pope Paul VI
Venerated
26 June 1953 by Pope Pius XII (decree of heroic virtues)
Biography
Blessed Michele Rua, also known as Michael Rua, was born on June 9, 1837, in Turin, Italy. He was the son of a weapons manufacturer and grew up in a devout Catholic family. As a young boy, he attended a Don Bosco Oratory, where he encountered Saint John Bosco. Impressed by Michele's dedication and virtues, Don Bosco sent him to college and later made him his assistant in youth work.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified1972-10-29 by 29 October 1972 by Pope Paul VI
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