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]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati". Saints SQPN. 1 January 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  2. ↑ Luciana Frassati (2000). A Man of the Beatitudes: Pier Giorgio Frassati. Ignatius Press. ISBN 978-0-89870-861-5.
  3. ↑ "A Saint on Skis". Frassati USA. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  4. ↑ Mares, Courtney (November 20, 2024). "Pope Francis announces 2025 canonizations for Carlo Acutis, Pier Giorgio Frassati". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  5. ↑ |url= https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-06/carlo-acutis-and-pier-giorgio-frassati-to-be-canonized-together.html
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