Giustino Russolillo SDV | |
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Priest | |
Born | Pianura, Naples, Kingdom of Italy | 18 January 1891
Died | 2 August 1955 Pianura, Naples, Italy | (aged 64)
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 7 May 2011, Comunale Pallucci Street, Pianura, Naples, Italy by Cardinal Angelo Amato |
Canonized | 15 May 2022, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope Francis |
Feast | 2 August |
Attributes | Priest's cassock |
Patronage |
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Giustino Russolillo, SDV (18 January 1891 – 2 August 1955) - in religious Giustino Maria della SS. Trinità - was an Italian Catholic priest and the founder of the Vocationist Fathers, the Vocationist Sisters and of the Secular Institute of the Apostles of Universal Sanctification.[1][2]
Russolillo was a pastor at St. George Parish in Pianura, where he was born, and dedicated his life to promoting, cultivating and educating young people about God's call in their life. In doing so, he help young people to fulfill their religious vocation to priesthood and consecrated life.[3]
Russolillo was beatified under Pope Benedict XVI on 7 May 2011 and the ceremony of beatification was presided over by the Pope's delegate, Cardinal Angelo Amato, Prefect of the Vatican Dicastery of the Causes of Saints.[4] On 27 October 2020, Pope Francis promulgated a decree[5] approving a miracle attributed to Russolillo; this enabled for him to be canonized on 15 May 2022.