Blessed Nazju Falzon
Also known as: Ignatius Falzon
Feast Day
1-Jul
Born
1 July 1813 at Valletta, Malta
Died
1 July 1865, Valletta, Malta of cancer; buried in the family vault in the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception in the Church of the Franciscan Minors, Mary of Jesus in Valletta
Beatified
9 May 2001 by Pope John Paul II; beatification miracle involved the complete disappearance of cancer in 64 year old man in 1981
Venerated
23 October 1987 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtues)
Biography
Blessed Nazju Falzon, also known as Ignatius Falzon, was born on 1 July 1813 in Valletta, Malta. He was the son of Francis Joseph, a judge, and Mary Teresa, the daughter of a judge. Ignatius came from a family deeply rooted in the legal profession, as all three of his brothers also became lawyers, with two of them later entering the priesthood.
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