Leonardo Murialdo
| Saint Leonardo Murialdo | |
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26 October 1828 Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia |
| Died |
30 March 1900 (aged 71) Turin, Piedmont, Kingdom of Italy |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 3 November 1963, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope Paul VI |
| Canonized | 3 May 1970, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope Paul VI |
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Saint Leonardo Murialdo (26 October 1828 - 30 March 1900) was an Italian priest from Turin who established the Congregation of Saint Joseph - also known as the Murialdines.
He was canonized in 1970.[1]
Biography
Leonardo Murialdo was born on 26 October 1828 in Turin to rich parents. He studied in Turin and at the College of Saint Sulpice in Paris.
He was ordained to the priesthood in 1851 and returned to Turin after his ordination to work at a college with the men as a provisional director. Murialdo established the Congregation of Saint Joseph in honor of Saint Joseph as a model for laborers. The aim was to support apprentices and people in trades. He also established a center for delinquents and also founded a federation to improve Italian journalism.
Murialdo died in 1900 in Turin.[2]
Sainthood
The formal cause of canonization started under Pope Benedict XV on 23 November 1921 and conferred on him the title of Servant of God. The work culminated in the declaration of his life of heroic virtue on 26 April 1961 when Pope John XXIII proclaimed him to be Venerable. Pope Paul VI beatified him on 3 November 1963 and later canonized him less than a decade later in 1970.
References
- ↑ "Saint Leonardo Murialdo". Saints SQPN. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ↑ "Saint Leonardo Murialdo". Saints SQPN. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.