Giustino Russolillo

Saint

Giustino Russolillo

SDV
Priest
Born(1891-01-18)18 January 1891
Pianura, Naples, Kingdom of Italy
Died2 August 1955(1955-08-02) (aged 64)
Pianura, Naples, Italy
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified7 May 2011, Comunale Pallucci Street, Pianura, Naples, Italy by Cardinal Angelo Amato
Canonized15 May 2022, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope Francis
Feast2 August
AttributesPriest's cassock
Patronage

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.

  1. ^ Louis Caputo, A Servant of the Divine Vocations: Fr. Justin Russolillo (New Jersey: Vocationist Fathers) 1988
  2. ^ Caputo and Marisa Patarino, A Life for Vocations (San Mauro: Stige) 2004 ISBN 2-7468-0983-4
  3. ^ "Blessed Giustino Maria SS. Trinità(Giustino Russolillo)". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  4. ^ "SDV: Beatification of Don Giustino Russolillo: Preparations in progress". Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Promulgazione nuovi Decreti". causesanti.va (in Italian). Retrieved 7 November 2020.