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Anastasio Ballestrero
Catholic cardinal (1913-1998)
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Born
1913
Died
1998
Beatified
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not yet
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Anastasio Ballestrero was Archbishop of Turin.
The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints calls him a Servant of God, quoting his description of St Giuseppe Allamano as an exemplary priest of the Turin clergy. The Dicastery's pages give no further account of his life.
The miracles
The Dicastery's pages do not describe his cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
An Archbishop of Turin whom the Church calls a Servant of God.
The cause
Anastasio Ballestrero is named a Servant of God; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Carmelites: the cause of Anastasio Ballestrero.
Connected on this site
- John Paul II Saint“Ballestrero likewise was known for being reserved when it came to the Shroud of Turin as opposed to the enthusiasm of John Paul II for the relic.” — Wikipedia
- Giuseppe Allamano Blessed“The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints calls him a Servant of God, quoting his description of St Giuseppe Allamano as an exemplary priest of the Turin clergy.” — this site's research
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - biography of St Giuseppe Allamano (names him Servant of God)
- Wikidata Q486750 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Anastasio Ballestrero (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.