Cesare Pisano (Frate Ave Maria)
Blind Italian hermit of Don Orione's Hermits of Divine Providence
Who they were
Cesare Pisano was blinded as a boy by an accidental gunshot, was taken in by Don Luigi Orione and in 1923 joined the blind Hermits of Divine Providence, spending his life at the hermitage of Sant'Alberto di Butrio.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The decree on heroic virtues has been promulgated; a miracle would come next.
Why that counted as sanctity
His cause was opened in the diocese of Tortona after the nihil obstat of 10 June 1983 and he has been declared Venerable.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Connected on this site
- Luigi Orione Saint“Cesare Pisano was blinded as a boy by an accidental gunshot, was taken in by Don Luigi Orione and in 1923 joined the blind Hermits of Divine Providence, spending his life at the hermitage of Sant'Alberto di Butrio.” — this site's research
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.