Frassati biography

CNA Staff, Jul 4, / am

Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, born on April 6, , to a prominent and wealthy Italian family, became a popular role model soon after he died on July 4, , at the age of He could be declared a saint during the Catholic Church’s Jubilee Year, according to the head of the Vatican’s office for saints’ causes.

According to the website dedicated to him by the U.S.

Catholic bishops, for years Frassati has been “a significant global patron for youth and young adults — and has a special place in the hearts of young people across the United States as well.

Frassati biography

St. John Paul II declared him a patron for World Youth Days and deemed him ‘the man of the beatitudes’ as he exemplified those blessings in his everyday life.”

Here are 12 amazing facts about his short but very intense life:

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Despite being raised by agnostic parents, Frassati’s inclinations to help others manifested in his childhood. Once, as a chil