Blessed Luigi Maria Monti
Also known as: Aloisius Maria Monti; Aloysius Maria Monti
Feast Day
1-Oct
Born
24 July 1825 at Bovisio Masciago, diocese of Milian, Italy
Died
1 October 1900 in Saronno, Varese, Italy of natural causes; buried in Saronno
Beatified
9 November 2003 by Pope John Paul II; his beatification miracle involved the healing of Giovanni Luigi Iecle, a farmer from Bosa, Sardegna in 1961
Venerated
24 April 2001 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtues)
Biography
Blessed Luigi Maria Monti, also known as Aloisius Maria Monti or Aloysius Maria Monti, was born on July 24, 1825, in Bovisio Masciago, within the diocese of Milan, Italy. He was the eighth of eleven children, and his father died when Luigi was just twelve years old. To support his family, Luigi began crafting wooden items and soon became skilled in this trade.
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