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Venerable

Francesco Paolo Gravina

1800–1854

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Venerable

2017

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Life

A layman, founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent; after a period of crisis and loneliness caused by the failure of his marriage, he converted and entered the Third Order of St. Francis, dedicating himself with great generosity to an intense life of prayer and to caring for the poorest.

Translated from the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints.

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1800Born in Palermo, Italy
1854Died
2017Declared Venerable by Pope Francis

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Born

1800

Palermo, Italy

Died

1854

Venerable

9 October 2017

Decree of Pope Francis

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