Paolo Manna

Blessed

Paolo Manna

PIME
Born(1872-01-16)16 January 1872
Avellino, Kingdom of Italy
Died15 September 1952(1952-09-15) (aged 80)
Naples, Italy
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified4 November 2001 by Pope John Paul II
Feast15 September
AttributesPriest's attire
Patronage

Paolo Manna (16 January 1872 – 15 September 1952) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a member from the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions as well as the founder of the Pontifical Missionary Union.[1] Manna worked in the missions in Burma and even served as the Superior General for PIME.[2] Manna did much in his life to promote the missions and the evangelic and apostolic zeal that accompanied it and he established newspapers and movements to help promote this charismatic apostolate. He also held several leadership positions in PIME and used that standing in order to further engage with prospective missionaries.[3][4]

Manna's beatification cause started on 23 August 1973 under Pope Paul VI in which he was titled as a Servant of God while Pope John Paul II both named him as Venerable in 1989 and beatified him in 2001.[5]

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  2. ^ "Father Paolo Manna". Holy See. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Blessed Paolo Manna". UCAN. 15 September 2014. Archived from the original on 24 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Blessed Paolo Manna". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Bl. Paolo Manna". All Saints & Martyrs. 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2016.