Blessed Francesco Pianzola
Blessed Francesco Pianzola (born June 20, 1881 AD in Mortara, Pavia, Lombardy, Italy; died April 22, 1943 AD in Mortara, Pavia, Lombardy, Italy) was an Italian Catholic priest from Mortara, Lombardy, who founded the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of the Apostles (Missionarie Apostoline) and devoted his priestly life to parish ministry, retreat work, and the formation of Catholic missionary religious. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II on October 12, 1991. His feast day is April 22.
Stored in Cargo: Blessed Francesco Pianzola
| Blessed Francesco Pianzola | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | April 22 |
| Profession | Italian Catholic priest; parish priest in Mortara, Pavia, Lombardy; founder of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of the Apostles (Missionarie Apostoline); spiritual director; retreat director; man of prayer and apostolic initiative; Lombardy Pavia diocesan priest |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Diocese of Pavia; Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of the Apostles; Lombard Catholic tradition; 20th-century Italian Catholic apostolate |
| Patronage | Mortara; Pavia; Lombardy; the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of the Apostles; parish priests; spiritual directors; those engaged in retreat work |
| Attributes | Priest's vestments; April 22 feast; Lomellina rice plain; chalice; Marian image (Our Lady of the Apostles) |
| Birthplace | Mortara, Pavia, Lombardy, Italy |
| Death Place | Mortara, Pavia, Lombardy, Italy |
| Cause of Death | Natural death; died April 22, 1943, in Mortara, Pavia, Lombardy; Blessed Francesco Pianzola was an Italian priest born and died in Mortara who founded the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of the Apostles (Missionarie Apostoline); he served as a parish priest and devoted himself to spiritual direction, retreat work, and the formation of Catholic women religious; he was beatified by Pope John Paul II on October 12, 1991 |
| Primary Shrine | Mortara, Pavia, Lombardy, Italy; feast April 22; beatified JPII October 12 1991 |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; April 22 feast in Mortara and with the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of the Apostles |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Francesco Pianzola was born June 20, 1881, in Mortara, Province of Pavia, Lombardy, Italy. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Pavia and served as a parish priest in Mortara.
He founded the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of the Apostles (Missionarie Apostoline), a congregation devoted to missionary apostolate and the formation of Catholic women religious.
He devoted his priestly life to parish ministry, spiritual direction, and retreat work in the Pavia diocese.
He died April 22, 1943, in Mortara.
He was beatified by Pope John Paul II on October 12, 1991. His feast day is April 22.
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Birth location: Mortara, Pavia, Lombardy, Italy
Death location: Mortara, Pavia, Lombardy, Italy
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Blessed Francesco Pianzola (1881–1943) was an Italian parish priest from Mortara, Lombardy, who founded the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of the Apostles and devoted his life to parish ministry, spiritual direction, and retreat work; beatified John Paul II on October 12, 1991. Feast April 22.
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