Gioacchino La Lomia OFMCap | |
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| Born | 3 March 1831 Canicattì, Agrigento, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies |
| Died | 30 July 1905 (aged 74) Canicattì, Agrigento, Kingdom of Italy |
Gioacchino La Lomia (3 March 1831 – 30 July 1905) - born Gaetano La Lomia, religious name Gioacchino Fedele da Canicattì - was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member from the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.[1][2] La Lomia served as part of a papal-commissioned mission to Brazil where he dedicated himself to works of evangelization and the preservation of culture. He was a noted preacher and served as a confessor to Emperor Pedro II.[3]
La Lomia's cause for canonization commenced and he was titled as a Servant of God when it commenced. In 2002 he was named as Venerable upon confirmation of his life of heroic virtue.[4]
- ^ "Venerable Gioacchino La Lomia". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "Rev. Gioacchino La Lomia". Find a Grave. 15 September 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ Pietro Drogo. "Padre Gioacchino La Lomia". Canicattì. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "Gioacchino da Canicattì (1831-1905) (N. Prot. 34 - Arch.: C 16)". Curia Generalis Ordinis Fratrum Minorum Capuccinorum. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2017.