Pino Puglisi
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 31 years ago |
Date of birth | September 15,1937 |
Zodiac sign | Virgo |
Born | Brancaccio |
Palermo | |
Italy | |
Date of died | September 15,1993 |
Died | Brancaccio |
Palermo | |
Italy | |
Place of burial | Cattedrale di Palermo, Palermo, Italy |
Palermo Cathedral, Palermo, Italy | |
Beatified | May 25, 2013 |
Major shrine | Cattedrale di Palermo |
Parents | Giuseppa Fana |
Carmelo Puglisi | |
Beatifi | Palermo |
Salvatore De Giorgi | |
Pope Francis | |
Feast | 21 October |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 634771 |
Pino Puglisi Life story
Giuseppe "Pino" Puglisi was a Roman Catholic priest in the rough Palermo neighbourhood of Brancaccio. He openly challenged the Mafia who controlled the neighbourhood, and was killed by them on his 56th birthday.