Pier Giorgio Frassati
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati (6 April 1901 – 4 July 1925) was an Italian Roman Catholic social activist. He was born in Turin. He was a member from the Third Order of Saint Dominic.[1]
He was dedicated to social justice issues. He helped the poor and less fortunate living in his hometown of Turin.[2][3] He died in Turin on 4 July 1925 from polio, aged 24.
His cause for canonization opened in 1932 after the Turin poor made several pleas for such a cause to open. However, Pope Pius XII suspended the cause in 1941. Pope John Paul II beatified Frassati in mid-1990 and dubbed him the "Man of the Eight Beatitudes".[1] On 20 November 2024, it was announced that Frassati would be canonized during the Jubilee of Youth from 28 July to 3 August, with the canonization ceremonies occurring on Sunday, 3 August.[4] It was later announced by Pope Leo XIV that Frassati would be canonized on 7 September 2025, along with Blessed Carlo Acutis.[5]
Pier Giorgio Frassati Media
Frassati in his father's office, c. 1920
Frassati climbing at Rocca Sella (1924)
Frassati's resting place in Turin Cathedral
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati (1 January 2017)Saints SQPN. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ↑ Luciana Frassati. A Man of the Beatitudes: Pier Giorgio Frassati (2000)Ignatius Press. ISBN 978-0-89870-861-5.
- ↑ A Saint on SkisFrassati USA. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ↑ Mares, Courtney (November 20, 2024). "Pope Francis announces 2025 canonizations for Carlo Acutis, Pier Giorgio Frassati". Catholic News Agency. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/260581/carlo-acutis-and-pier-giorgio-frassati-to-be-canonized-in-2025-pope-francis-announces-dates. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ↑ |url= https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-06/carlo-acutis-and-pier-giorgio-frassati-to-be-canonized-together.html