| Giovanni Battista Scalabrini | |
|---|---|
| Bishop | |
| Born | 8 July 1839 Fino Mornasco, Italy |
| Died | 1 June 1901 Piacenza, Italy |
| Honored in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 9 November 1997, Rome by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | 1 June |
| Patronage | Catholic Action, Migrants |
Blessed Giovanni Battista Scalabrini (John Baptist Scalabrini) (8 July 1839 – 1 June 1905) was ordained priest on 30 May 1863. He was made Bishop of Piacenza in Italy, on 28 November 1887 he founded the Congregation of the Missionaries of St. Charles now known as the Scalabrinian Fathers and Brothers.[1] Its initial mission is to "maintain Catholic faith and practice among Italian emigrants in the New World." Today, they and their sister organizations, the Missionary Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo (founded by Scalabrini on 25 October 1895) and Secular Institute of the Scalabrinian Missionary Women (founded 25 July 1961) minister to migrants, seafarers, refugees and displaced persons.