Leonardo Murialdo

Italian presbyter

Leonardo Murialdo (26 October 1828 – 30 March 1900) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and the co-founder of the Congregation of Saint Joseph.[1][2]

Saint
Leonardo Murialdo
Undated photograph.
Priest
Born(1828-10-26)26 October 1828
Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia
Died30 March 1900(1900-03-30) (aged 71)
Turin, Kingdom of Italy
Resting placeChiesa di Santa Barbara, Turin, Italy
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified3 November 1963, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Paul VI
Canonized3 May 1970, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope Paul VI
Feast
Attributes
Patronage
  • Congregation of Saint Joseph
  • Apprentices

References change

  1. Daniele Bolognini (29 March 2007). "San Leonardo Murialdo". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  2. "Saint Leonardo Murialdo". Saints SQPN. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.