Gioacchino La Lomia, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetGioacchino La Lomia
Italian priest and missionary
Date of Birth: 03-Mar-1831
Place of Birth: Canicattì, Sicily, Italy
Date of Death: 30-Jul-1905
Profession: missionary, presbyter
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Gioacchino La Lomia
- Gioacchino La Lomia (3 March 1831 – 30 July 1905) - born Gaetano La Lomia and in religious Gioacchino Fedele da Canicattì - was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member from the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.
- La Lomia served as part of a papal-commissioned mission to Brazil where he dedicated himself to works of evangelization and the preservation of culture.
- He was a noted preacher and served as a confessor to Emperor Pedro II.La Lomia's cause for canonization commenced and he was titled as a Servant of God when it commenced.
- In 2002 he was named as Venerable upon confirmation of his life of heroic virtue.
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