Giuseppe Benedetto Dusmet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Giuseppe Benedetto Dusmet

Italian Catholic Cardinal

Date of Birth: 15-Aug-1818

Place of Birth: Sicily, Italy

Date of Death: 04-Apr-1894

Profession: Catholic priest

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Blessed Giuseppe Benedetto Dusmet (15 August 1818 - 4 April 1894) - born Giuseppe Dusmet - was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal who served as the Archbishop of Catania from 1867 until his death.
He became professed into the Order of Saint Benedict where he took "Benedetto" as his religious name.
He studied under the Benedictines prior to joining them before serving as a professor in addition to prior and abbot.
His elevation to the episcopate saw him distinguish himself in cholera epidemics when he tended to the ill while also remaining a strong advocate for the poor of his archdiocese.
He remained a Benedictine and was known to continue to don the Benedictine habit instead of the red cardinal's regalia.His beatification was celebrated on 25 September 1988.