Blessed James Alberione S.S.P. | |
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Priest, religious founder and publisher | |
Born | Fossano, Province of Cuneo, Kingdom of Italy | 4 April 1884
Died | 26 November 1971 | (aged 87)
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church (Pauline Family) |
Beatified | 27 April 2003 by Pope John Paul II |
Feast | 26 November |
James Alberione, SSP (Italian: Giacomo) (4 April 1884 – 26 November 1971), was an Italian Catholic priest, and the founder of the Society of St. Paul, of the Daughters of St. Paul, of the Pious Disciples of the Divine Master, of the Sisters of Jesus the Good Shepherd, of the Sisters of Mary Queen of the Apostles, and other religious institutes, which form the Pauline Family. The first two groups are best known for promoting the Catholic faith through various forms of modern media.[1]