Marcantonio Durando, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Marcantonio Durando

Italian presbyter

Date of Birth: 22-May-1801

Place of Birth: Mondovì, Piedmont, Italy

Date of Death: 10-Dec-1880

Profession: presbyter

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Blessed Marcantonio Durando (22 May 1801 - 10 December 1880) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Congregation of the Mission in an effort to follow the teachings of Saint Vincent de Paul - an ardent focus of his life and pastoral career.
Durano was also the founder of the Daughters of the Passion of Jesus the Nazorean (1865) - or Nazarene Sisters - and founded that order with the assistance of the Servant of God Luigia Borgiotti (1802-1873).Durando was made a Servant of God on 23 March 1941 under Pope Pius XII once the beatification process started and Pope John Paul II both declared him as Venerable on 1 July 2000 and beatified him on 20 October 2002.