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Born | Castelnuovo, Asti, Kingdom of Sardinia | 21 January 1851
Died | 16 February 1926 Turin, Kingdom of Italy | (aged 75)
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 7 October 1990, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
Canonized | 20 October 2024, St. Peter's Basilica by Pope Francis |
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Giuseppe Allamano, IMC (21 January 1851 – 16 February 1926) was an Italian Catholic priest who established the Consolata Missionaries (I.M.C.) for males and another for females, the Consolata Missionary Sisters. Allamano also served as the rector of the Santuario della Consolata and transformed the shrine into a source of spiritual renewal for the faithful.
He was beatified on 7 October 1990 and canonized on 20 October 2024.