Lanza del Vasto

Lanza del Vasto
Lanza del Vasto
Born	Giuseppe Giovanni Luigi Enrico Lanza di Trabia-Branciforte (1901-09-29)29 September 1901 San Vito dei Normanni, Italy
Died	5 January 1981(1981-01-05) (aged 79) Murcia, Spain
Occupation(s)	Philosopher, poet, artist, and nonviolent activist.

Lanza del Vasto (born Giuseppe Giovanni Luigi Maria Enrico Lanza di Trabia-Branciforte;^[1] 29 September 1901 – 6 January 1981) was an Italian philosopher, poet, artist, Catholic and nonviolent activist.

He was born in San Vito dei Normanni, Italy and died in Murcia, Spain.^{[citation needed]}

A western disciple of Mohandas K. Gandhi, he worked for inter-religious dialogue, spiritual renewal, ecological activism and nonviolence.^{[citation needed]}