1. Giuseppe Allamano was beatified on 7 October 1990 and canonized on 20 October 2024.
17 Facts About Giuseppe Allamano
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Giuseppe Ottavio Allamano was born in Asti in 1851 as the fourth of five children to Joseph and Marianna Cafasso Allamano.
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Giuseppe Allamano's mother was the younger sister of Joseph Cafasso.
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Giuseppe Allamano's father died of anthrax when Giuseppe was three.
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From 1861 to 1866 Giuseppe Allamano attended the Oratory of John Bosco in Valdocco.
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Giuseppe Allamano commenced his studies to become a priest in Turin in November 1866, and was ordained to the priesthood on 20 September 1873.
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Giuseppe Allamano was appointed spiritual director at the major seminary of the diocese of Turin.
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Giuseppe Allamano was appointed as the rector of the Santuario della Consolata on 2 October 1880 and he maintained that position until his death.
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Giuseppe Allamano ensured that the shrine became a source of spiritual renewal.
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Giuseppe Allamano responded to requests for spiritual and material comfort of Turin supporting various social initiatives and promoting the Catholic newspapers.
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Giuseppe Allamano founded the Consolata Missionary Sisters for women on 29 January 1910.
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Giuseppe Allamano expressed this deep concern to Pope Pius X during a visit to Rome in 1912.
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Giuseppe Allamano urged the pope to do something and perhaps establish an annual mission day to awaken missionary vocations.
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Giuseppe Allamano worked for the cause of his uncle, who was beatified in 1925.
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Giuseppe Allamano's cause was formally opened in Rome on 19 January 1952, granting him the title of Servant of God.
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Pope John Paul II proclaimed on 13 May 1989 that Giuseppe Allamano be made Venerable after he recognized that the late priest had lived a life of heroic virtue.
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Giuseppe Allamano was canonised by Pope Francis on 20 October 2024, among the 14 blesseds.