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Luigi Giussani

Italian priest of Milan, founder of Communion and Liberation

Servant of GodFull write-upItaly
Born
15 October 1922
verified
Died
22 February 2005
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Beatified
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not yet
Canonised
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not yet

Who they were

A priest and teacher at the Liceo Berchet in Milan, he founded the Communion and Liberation movement and the Memores Domini lay association.

The miracles

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

Why that counted as sanctity

Cardinal Angelo Scola accepted the petition and began the documentary phase of the cause in 2012; Archbishop Mario Delpini opened the public testimonial phase of the diocesan inquiry in the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio on 9 May 2024, and the diocesan phase closed on 14 May 2026.

The cause

Luigi Giussani 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 Luigi Giussani.

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

Connected on this site

  • Enzo Piccinini Servant of God
    “A surgeon and close friend of Fr Luigi Giussani, he was a leading figure of Communion and Liberation and died in a motorway crash in 1999.” — this site's research
Sources

Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.

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