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Giuseppe Ottone
Neapolitan boy who died at twelve offering his life for his mother
Servant of GodFull write-upItaly
Born
18 March 1928
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Died
4 February 1941
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Beatified
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not yet
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
A foundling raised by the Ottone family near Naples, he died at twelve after offering his life for his mother, who was undergoing surgery.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
His cause opened at Naples on 6 April 1962.
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.
Sources
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.