Blessed Odoardo Focherini
Also known as: Edward Focherini
Feast Day
27-Dec
Born
6 June 1907 in Carpi, Modena, Italy
Died
27 December 1944 in Hersbruck concentration camp, Nürnberger Land, Germany from an untreated leg infection
Beatified
15 June 2013 by Pope Francis; beatification recognition celebrated at the Piazza Martiri, Carpi, Modena, Italy, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato
Venerated
10 May 2012 (decree of martyrdom)
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.
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