Giovanni Remo Fornasini | |
|---|---|
 Don Giovanni Fornasini. | |
| Martyr | |
| Born | 23 February 1915 Pianaccio, Lizzano in Belvedere, Bologna, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 13 October 1944 (aged 29) San Martino di Caprara, Marzabotto, Bologna, Kingdom of Italy |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 26 September 2021, Basilica of San Petronio, Bologna, Italy by Cardinal Marcello Semeraro |
| Feast | 13 October |
Giovanni Remo Fornasini (23 February 1915, in Pianaccio – 13 October 1944, in San Martino di Caprara) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest, resistance member and patriot in Bologna. He was murdered by a German Nazi Waffen SS soldier and was posthumously awarded Italy's Gold Medal of Military Valour. He is being investigated by the Catholic Church towards his possible canonisation. His beatification was celebrated in Bologna on 26 September 2021.[1]
- ^ "Don Giovanni Fornasini: il 26 settembre a Bologna la beatificazione con il card. Semeraro" (in Italian). SIR Agenzia d'informazione. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.