Giuseppe Bernardi
Parish priest of Boves, martyr
Who they were
Giuseppe Bernardi was born at Caraglio, near Cuneo in Italy, on 25 November 1897 and was ordained priest on 29 June 1923. After serving as parish curate, rector of the orphanage at Cuneo and parish administrator, he became parish priest of Boves, where he was loved for his pastoral care and his feeling for the poor; Pope Francis beatified him on 16 October 2022.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
Asked by the Nazis to act as a mediator for the release of two captured Germans, he substantially carried the task through but was then held.
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 - giuseppe-bernardi-e-mario-ghibaudo
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 16 October 2022
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.