Blessed Philip Rinaldi - Catholic Blessed

Blessed Philip Rinaldi

Also known as: Filippo Rinaldi; Philippi Rinaldi

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

5-Dec

Born

28 May 1856 at Lu, Monferrato, Piedmont, Italy

Died

5 December 1931 of natural causes in Turin, Italy; buried in the cemetery in Turin; following the miraculous healing of Sister Mary Carla, he was re-interred in the Basilica of Mary Our Help, Turin

Beatified

29 April 1990 by Pope John Paul II; his beatification miracle involved the healing and regeneration of the jaw of Sister Mary Carla who was shot in the face on 20 April 1945 in northen Italy in the waning days of World War II

Venerated

3 January 1987 by Pope John Paul II

Biography

Blessed Philip Rinaldi, also known as Filippo Rinaldi or Philippi Rinaldi, was born on 28 May 1856 in Lu, Monferrato, Piedmont, Italy. At the age of five, Philip had a fortuitous encounter with Don Bosco, the future saint, and immediately recognized the importance of this meeting. Although he initially considered a religious vocation, he was torn between that path and the possibility of marriage.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified1990-04-29 by 29 April 1990 by Pope John Paul II; his beatification miracle involved the healing and regeneration of the jaw of Sister Mary Carla who was shot in the face on 20 April 1945 in northen Italy in the waning days of World War II