Attilio Giordani

Venerable

Attilio Giordani
Born(1913-02-13)13 February 1913
Milan, Kingdom of Italy
Died18 December 1972(1972-12-18) (aged 59)
Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Attilio Giordani A.S.C. (13 February 1913 – 18 December 1972) was an Italian Roman Catholic and member from the Association of Salesian Cooperators.[1][2][3] Giordani studied in Milan where he encountered the Salesians of Don Bosco alongside his brother Camillo. His brother was inspired to become a priest while Giordani was inspired to become a catechist and evangelist catering to the needs of the local children and adolescents. His work at a Salesian-managed oratorio was where he would meet his future wife (whom he married in 1944) during the time he did mandated service with the Italian Armed Forces during World War II.[2][3] He had three children and followed them to Brazil to do volunteer work in the missions there. His time there was short-lived as he died suffering a heart attack while giving an address to a crowd.[4][5]

The process for Giordani's beatification launched in Milan (rather than Brazil where he died as would be the custom) in 1994 and he became titled as a Servant of God. The cause took a step forward in late 2013 after Pope Francis titled him as Venerable upon confirming that Giordani had practiced heroic virtue throughout his life.[1][3]

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