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Place of Birth: Rutigliano, Apulia, Italy
About Giuseppe Di Donna
- Giuseppe Di Donna (23 August 1901 - 2 January 1952) - in religious Giuseppe della Vergine - was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and professed member from the Trinitarian Order who served as the Bishop of Andria from 1940 until his death.
- Di Donna entered the Trinitarian ranks in his late childhood and studied for the priesthood in Rome while later working for over a decade in the missions in Madagascar for evangelization purposes.
- But in 1940 he was summoned back to his homeland when news broke that Pope Pius XII appointed him as a bishop.
- Di Donna carried out his duties with meticulous care to ensure the growth of his flock; he promoted the Azione Cattolica movement and advised his priests to hold frequent lessons in catechesis for people so as to have a better understanding of the faith.Di Donna died in 1952 due to disease and had been revered as a saint both in and after his life.
- The beatification process opened soon after in his old diocese and he was titled as a Servant of God; he became titled as Venerable in 2008 after Pope Benedict XVI confirmed that he had lived a model life of heroic virtue.
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