Agostino Roscelli
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Agostino Roscelli (27 July 1818 – 7 May 1902), also known as Augustine Roscelli, and Augustin Roscelli, was an Italian priest who inspired social change in Genoa, Italy for children and disadvantaged women. He was canonized a saint in the Catholic Church in 2001 by Pope John Paul II.[1]
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Saint Agostino Roscelli | |
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Priest | |
Born | (1818-07-27)27 July 1818 Bargone, Casarza Ligure, Italy |
Died | 7 May 1902(1902-05-07) (aged 83) Genoa, Liguria, Italy |
Venerated in | Catholic Church |
Beatified | 7 May 1995 by Pope John Paul II |
Canonized | 10 June 2001 by Pope John Paul II |
Feast | 7 May |
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