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Luigi Sturzo
Sicilian priest who founded the Italian People's Party
Servant of GodFull write-upItaly
Born
26 November 1871
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Died
8 August 1959
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Beatified
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Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
A priest of Caltagirone, founder of the Partito Popolare Italiano and a leading figure of Italian Christian democracy; he died in Rome in 1959.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
The nihil obstat was given on 23 March 2002 and the diocesan inquiry ran in Rome from 3 May 2002 to 24 November 2017.
The cause
Luigi Sturzo 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 Sturzo.
Sources
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.