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Friday, July 24
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Blessed Giovanni Tavalli
Tossignano, Bologna, Italy
Blessed Giovanni Tavalli, also known as Giovanni Tavelli or Giovanni of Tossignano, was born in the latter part of 1386 in Tossignano, Bologna, Italy. Initially studying civil law in Bologna, Giovanni made the decision to leave his studies and join the Order of the Gesuati.
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