Giuseppe Beotti
martyr of the Catholic Church
The Vatican record
- 20 May 2023 — Martyrdom recognised (decree list, 2023)
Who they were
Giuseppe Beotti was born on 26 August 1912 at Campremoldo Sotto, near Piacenza, to a farming family, and was ordained on 2 April 1938. As a curate at Borgonovo he stood out for his charity to the needy and his care in forming the young.
In the war he served everyone's needs without distinction, partisans, Jews, soldiers and the wounded. He knew the risks. He was killed in 1944 at Sidolo in a German reprisal, and the help he had given to Jews persecuted by the Nazis and Fascists played a decisive part in his death.
The miracles
His martyrdom has been recognised by the Church.
Why that counted as sanctity
A young priest who helped everyone in wartime, Jews above all, and was killed for it.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - biography: Giuseppe Beotti
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints — promulgated decrees (causesanti.va), summarised in our own words
- Wikidata Q118583108 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Giuseppe Beotti (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.