26 Facts About Giuseppe Beschin

Giuseppe Beschin - in religion Ignazio - was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and professed member from the Order of Friars Minor.

Giuseppe Beschin studied in northern Italian cities for the priesthood while he did his Franciscan formation before serving as a professor in Rome in addition to holding several other important positions.

Giuseppe Beschin had served in several leadership roles during his time as a priest that saw him move often from the north to Rome.

Giuseppe Beschin was born on 26 August 1880 in San Giovanni Ilarione in the Verona province as the ninth of eleven children to the pious peasants Arcangelo Beschin and Luigia Zanmichele.

Giuseppe Beschin told his sister Maria when he was eight of his desire to pursue the priesthood but his older sister did not think that he was prepared for that path.

Giuseppe Beschin confided to his parents of his desire to become a priest when he turned thirteen and it was a goal that his parents supported.

Giuseppe Beschin commenced his ecclesial studies in Chiampo at the Collegio Serafico after he turned fifteen under the rector Father Pasquale Angelico Melotto.

Giuseppe Beschin commenced his novitiate period in the Order of Friars Minor on 12 September 1895 in the San Francesco del Deserto convent as "Ignazio" and was vested in the order's religious habit before making his initial vows in 1896.

Giuseppe Beschin underwent his Franciscan formation in Monselice in Padua and Rovinj in Pula-Istria before relocating to Venice where he made his solemn profession on 2 August 1902.

Giuseppe Beschin did part of his education for the priesthood in Rome in the Pontificia Universita Antonianum.

Giuseppe Beschin received his ordination to the priesthood in Venice on 10 August 1903 from Auxiliary Bishop Aristide Cavallari.

Giuseppe Beschin celebrated his first Mass as a priest in his hometown on 8 September 1903.

Giuseppe Beschin taught Franciscan students and seminarians in Lonigo and later in Venice after his ordination.

Giuseppe Beschin returned to his alma mater to serve as a professor of canon law.

Giuseppe Beschin's duties were interrupted due to World War I which saw him serve in the war for 32 months tending to wounded soldiers or cleaning the stables and latrines.

Giuseppe Beschin was at some point appointed as the order's vice-postulator and since at least 1919 started to support and promote a cause for Bernardino da Portogruaro.

Giuseppe Beschin was appointed as the general visitor for various Franciscan provinces and was later made the director for the Third Order Franciscans in Rome whom he provided spiritual assistance to.

Giuseppe Beschin provided spiritual assistance to the Daughters of Saint Francis who were based in Pisa.

Giuseppe Beschin suffered a serious illness at one point forcing him to take leave; he returned to his teaching duties and other responsibilities after he recovered.

Giuseppe Beschin was appointed as a consultant to the Congregation for Religious and Secular Institutes in the Roman Curia not long after his return to Rome.

Giuseppe Beschin was appointed in 1937 as the Provincial Minister for the Franciscans in the Venetian Province and served two terms in that role until 1944.

Giuseppe Beschin became known in Rome for his simple living as well as for his gentleness and discretion.

Giuseppe Beschin retired in 1950 due to heart problems but in 1951 at last could open the beatification process for Bernardino da Portogruaro.

Giuseppe Beschin returned from Rome to the north and made a brief stop in Chiampo.

Giuseppe Beschin died on 29 October 1952 in Chiampo due to his heart ailments and his remains were interred though later relocated to the Santa Maria della Pieve church in Chiampo.

Giuseppe Beschin became titled as Venerable on 20 January 2017 after Pope Francis signed a decree that acknowledged that Giuseppe Beschin had practiced heroic virtue throughout his life.