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Giuseppe Tovini

Italian lawyer and bank officer (1841-1897)

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Feast: 16 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
14 March 1841
verified
Died
1897
verified
Beatified
20 September 1998
by John Paul II
Canonised
not yet

Who they were

Giuseppe Tovini was born at Cividate Camuno near Brescia on 14 March 1841, the first of seven children, and was brought up with strict discipline. His family's poverty cut short his schooling at Lovere.

A teacher, layman and father of a family, he opened many Christian schools and had public works built, always giving witness of prayer and virtue in everything he did.

The miracles

The Dicastery's biography does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.

Why that counted as sanctity

A father and public man who founded Christian schools and lived his faith in public life.

Connected on this site

  • Mosè Tovini Blessed
    “His nephew was Mosè Tovini.” — Wikipedia
Sources

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