Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati

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Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, who died at the age of 24 in 1925, is beloved by many Catholic young people today for his enthusiastic witness to holiness that reaches “to the heights.”

Here is the miracle that now paves the way for Pier Giorgio Frassati’s canonization

Nov 25, 2024

By Courtney Mares

Pier Giorgio Frassati, who died at age 24 in 1925, is beloved by many Catholic young people today for his... Read more

Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati.

Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati’s 120th birthday marked with rosary for chastity

Apr 6, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

To mark the birth of Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati 120 years ago today, three Italian groups are inviting Catholics to... Read more

Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati.

Could the canonization of Bl. Pier Giorgio happen next year?

Aug 23, 2017

Ahead of the 2018 synod on youth in Rome, a group of Catholic young people are asking for testimonies and... Read more

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