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Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati died almost 100 years ago, but he would have fit in perfectly with many Catholics' groups of ...
The relics of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati were brought from his tomb in Turin to Rome for the Jubilee of Youth July 28-Aug.
The relics of Blesseds Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis, who are set to be canonized later this year, will be displayed ...
The Catholic Church is preparing to canonize Pier Giorgio Frassati — a 24-year-old Italian from Turin, Italy, who was a ...
Turin, Italy, Jul 8, 2025 / 13:24 pm A new multimedia museum dedicated to the life of Pier Giorgio Frassati has opened in Turin, Italy, offering pilgrims and visitors an immersive look at the soon ...
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati could be declared a saint during the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year, according to the head of the Vatican’s office for saints’ causes.
Pier Giorgio Frassati as a teenager. He served the poor and died at age 24. Credit: Associazione Pier Giorgio Frassati, Rome Frassati “came from wealth, fame, athleticism, good looks,” Wohar said.
Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati Day Italian Chestertonians celebrate independence from the tyranny of the Everlasting Now Rod Dreher Jul 4, 2016 6:05 PM ...
Pier Giorgio Frassati, who died at the age of 24 in 1925, is also beloved by many today for his enthusiastic witness to holiness that reaches “to the heights.” ...
The man, now retired, leaves behind a wife and two daughters. Pope Leo the 14th's announced the date today. Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati will be canonized together.
Pope Francis said that Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati "will be a saint soon." Known as "the Man of the Eight Beatitudes," he was beatified by St. John Paul II in 1990 after his sainthood cause was ...
Ricci is currently mapping Frassati’s alpine itineraries, many of which are difficult climbs requiring advanced skill.