
Blessed Paul Josef Nardini
Feast Day
27-Jan
Born
25 July 1821 in Germersheim, Rhineland Palatinate (modern Germany)
Died
27 January 1862 in Pirmasens, Rhineland Palatinate (modern Germany) of natural causes
Beatified
22 October 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI; recognition celebrated at the cathedral at Speyer, Germany
Venerated
19 December 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of heroic virtues)
Biography
Blessed Paul Josef Nardini, known widely as Blessed Nardini, was a Catholic priest in the diocese of Speyer, Germany, and the founder of the Congregation of Franciscan Sisters of the Holy Family. He was born on July 25, 1821, in Germersheim, Rhineland Palatinate, which is part of modern Germany.
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