Venerable Eugenio Reffo CSI | |
|---|---|
| Priest | |
| Born | 2 January 1843 Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia |
| Died | 9 May 1925 (aged 82) Artigianelli College, Turin, Kingdom of Italy |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Attributes | Priest's cassock |
| Patronage | Congregation of Saint Joseph |
Eugenio Reffo, CSI (2 January 1843 – 9 May 1925) was an Italian Catholic priest and the co-founder for the Congregation of Saint Joseph.[1][2][3]
Reffo taught before becoming a priest and collaborated for most of his life with religious newspapers in Turin before collaborating with Leonardo Murialdo in the founding of a religious congregation. He went blind in his last two decades but would continue to dictate his articles until his death. He also was responsible for administration and expansion for the order and during his time helped expand the order on an international level.[1][2]
The process for his prospective beatification opened in the late 1970s after the Murialdines decided to launch his cause and he became titled as a Servant of God. It made its next major stride in mid-2014 after Pope Francis confirmed his heroic virtue and titled the late priest as Venerable.[2][3]