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Giuseppe Benedetto Dusmet
Italian catholic cardinal and blessed (1818–1894)
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Feast: 4 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1818
Died
1894
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
At Catania, Blessed Giuseppe Benedetto Dusmet, bishop, of the Order of Saint Benedict, who with care promoted divine worship, the Christian instruction of the people and the zeal of the clergy, and in a time of plague brought help to the sick.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 4 April as a Benedictine bishop of Catania who promoted divine worship and Christian instruction and helped the sick in a time of plague.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 4 April (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q639828 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Giuseppe Benedetto Dusmet (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.