Salvo D'Acquisto
Recipient of the Gold Medal of Military Valor and Servant of God (1920–1943)
The Vatican record
- 24 February 2025 — Offering of life recognised (decree list, 2025)
Who they were
Salvo Rosario Antonio D'Acquisto (15 October 1920 – 23 September 1943) was a member of the Italian Carabinieri during the Second World War.
Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
The Church has declared this person’s heroic virtue, which is what the title Venerable means. One approved miracle is needed before beatification.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
The cause
Salvo D'Acquisto has been declared Venerable; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Catholic Action saints foundation: Venerable Salvo D'Acquisto.
Connected on this site
- John Paul II Saint“He was given the title Servant of God by Pope John Paul II.” — Wikipedia
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints — promulgated decrees (causesanti.va), summarised in our own words
- Wikidata Q982573 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Salvo D'Acquisto (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full. The dates and the step marked “Vatican record” come from the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints; the rest comes from Wikidata and is not yet checked.