1. Luigi Giovanni Orione was an Italian priest who was active in answering the social needs of his nation as it faced the social upheavals of the late 19th century.
16 Facts About Luigi Orione
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Luigi Orione has been declared a saint by the Catholic Church.
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Luigi Orione was named after Aloysius Gonzaga and John the Baptist.
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Luigi Orione was baptized the next day by Michele Cattaneo, the parish priest of the town.
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Luigi Orione's father, Vittorio, was a street paver of few words and his mother, Carolina, was an energetic, pious, thrifty homemaker.
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From 1886 to 1889 Luigi Orione was a student at the Valdocco Oratory in Turin operated by the Salesians of Don Bosco.
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Luigi Orione was determined to become a priest and entered the seminary of the Archdiocese of Turin.
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Luigi Orione became a member of both the San Marziano Society for Mutual Help and the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul.
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Luigi Orione was ordained a priest on April 13,1895.
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Perosi was born in the same year and the same region as Luigi Orione; they remained lifelong friends.
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In 1908 Luigi Orione went to Messina, Sicily, and Reggio Calabria, Calabria, both of which had been devastated by earthquakes.
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Luigi Orione dedicated three years to help those in need, most especially the caring of orphans.
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Luigi Orione went to Sanremo to recuperate, but not without a tinge of regret.
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Luigi Orione's mortal remains have rested in the crypt of the Shrine of La Madonna della Guardia in Tortona, which he himself founded, since his burial on March 19,1940.
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Luigi Orione's body was later exhumed in 1965 for examination.
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Today the charitable organizations begun by Luigi Orione are still operating in abundance throughout the world.