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Carlo Grisolia

Young member of the Focolare Movement who died of cancer at nineteen

Servant of GodFull write-upItaly
Born
29 December 1960
verified
Died
29 September 1980
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Beatified
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not yet
Canonised
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not yet

Who they were

He grew up in the Focolare Movement, where Chiara Lubich gave him the name Vir, and was diagnosed with an aggressive tumour the day before his friend Alberto Michelotti died in a mountain accident; he died forty days later.

The miracles

No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.

Why that counted as sanctity

His cause and Michelotti's are run separately but in parallel by the archdiocese of Genoa, the diocesan inquiry running from 25 September 2008 to 8 October 2021.

The cause

Carlo Grisolia is named a Servant of God; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: The cause of Carlo Grisolia.

A miracle approved by the Holy See is needed for the next step. Reporting one begins with the postulation.

Connected on this site

  • Alberto Michelotti Servant of God
    “He grew up in the Focolare Movement, where Chiara Lubich gave him the name Vir, and was diagnosed with an aggressive tumour the day before his friend Alberto Michelotti died in a mountain accident; he died forty days later.” — this site's research
  • Chiara Lubich Servant of God
    “He grew up in the Focolare Movement, where Chiara Lubich gave him the name Vir, and was diagnosed with an aggressive tumour the day before his friend Alberto Michelotti died in a mountain accident; he died forty days later.” — this site's research
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