Raffaele Gentile
Italian doctor and father of a family, a Catholic Action leader in Catanzaro
Who they were
Raffaele Gentile, born at Gemona del Friuli, was a married layman who led the diocesan council of Catholic Action in Catanzaro from 1951 to 1973 and was compared to Saint Giuseppe Moscati for his work as a doctor.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
The diocesan inquiry ran in Catanzaro-Squillace from 27 November 2014 to 17 September 2015, after the nihil obstat of 1 April 2014.
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.
Connected on this site
- Giuseppe Moscati Saint“Raffaele Gentile, born at Gemona del Friuli, was a married layman who led the diocesan council of Catholic Action in Catanzaro from 1951 to 1973 and was compared to Saint Giuseppe Moscati for his work as a doctor.” — this site's research
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.