Blessed Odoardo Focherini
Also known as: Edward Focherini
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
December 27
Born
June 6, 1907
Died
December 27, 1944
Beatified
15 June 2013 by Pope Francis
Biography
Blessed Odoardo Focherini, also known as Edward Focherini, was a devoted layman born on June 6, 1907, in Carpi, Modena, Italy. He led an ordinary life as a married man and a loving father of seven children. Focherini was deeply committed to his faith and worked as a journalist in the diocese of Carpi.