Alessandro Gavazzi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alessandro Gavazzi

Roman Catholic priest turned Evangelical Christian activist; political activist

Date of Birth: 21-Mar-1809

Place of Birth: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Date of Death: 09-Jan-1889

Profession: preacher

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Alessandro Gavazzi (21 March 1809 – 9 January 1889) was an Italian preacher and patriot.
He at first became a monk (1825), and attached himself to the Barnabites at Naples, where he afterwards (1829) acted as professor of rhetoric.
He left the church, and became best known as a provocative speaker against Catholicism, touring Europe and the United States.
Protests against him broke out in Canada in 1853, causing numerous deaths in the Gavazzi Riots