Giovanni Antonio Farina
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 136 years ago |
Date of birth | January 11,1803 |
Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
Born | Gambellara |
Italy | |
Date of died | March 4,1888 |
Died | Vicenza |
Italy | |
Attributes | Bishop's attire |
Consecration | September 20, 1850 |
Successor | Antonio Maria de Pol |
Appointed | June 18, 1860 |
Feast day | 4 March; 14 January |
Canon | Saint Peter's Square |
Vatican City | |
23 November 2014; Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City; by Pope Francis | |
Ordin | 15 January 1827 |
See | Vicenza |
Founded | Sisters Teachers Of Saint Dorothy |
Daughters Of The Sacred Hearts | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 967693 |
Giovanni Antonio Farina Life story
Giovanni Antonio Farina was an Italian Catholic bishop known for his compassionate treatment of the poor and for his enlightened views of education; he was sometimes dubbed as the "Bishop of the Poor".