Giacomo Gaglione
Italian invalid, writer and venerated Catholic
Feast: 28 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Giacomo Gaglione, TOSF (July 20, 1896 – May 28, 1962) was an Italian member of the Third Order of St. Francis, who became the founder of the Apostolate of Suffering. On 3 April 2009, he was declared venerable by Pope Benedict XVI and the Congregation for the Causes of Saints has opened his process of beatification.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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- santiebeati.it - Venerabile Giacomo Gaglione, Terziario francescano — Marcianise 20 July 1896 - Capodrise 28 May 1962; matches the page's 28 May date.
- Wikidata Q3105055 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Giacomo Gaglione (CC BY-SA)
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