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Blessed Tommaso Maria Fusco
Blessed Tommaso Maria Fusco

Blessed Tommaso Maria Fusco

Also known as: Thomas Mary Fusco

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

February 24

Born

December 1, 1831

Died

February 24, 1891

Beatified

7 October 2001 by Pope John Paul II

Venerated

24 April 2001 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtues)

Biography

Blessed Tommaso Maria Fusco, also known as Thomas Mary Fusco, was born on 1 December 1831 in Pagani, Salerno, Italy. He was the son of Dr. Antonio Fusco, a pharmacist, and Stella Giordano, a member of the Italian nobility. Tommaso was the seventh of eight children in a devout and pious Catholic family.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified2001-10-07 by 7 October 2001 by Pope John Paul II; the beatification miracles involved the healing of Mrs Maria Battaglia on 20 August 1964 in Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicily
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