September 11: Blessed Francesco Giovanni Bonifacio

Blessed Francesco Giovanni Bonifacio
1912 – 1946

Martyred September 11, 1946 at Villa Gardossi, Krasica, Istarska, Italy (now in Croatia)

One Response to September 11: Blessed Francesco Giovanni Bonifacio

  1. Nan says:

    Father Francesco Giovanni Bonifacio, martyred in 1946 by Yugoslav communists, will be beatified on 04 October in the Basilica Cathedral of Saint Justus Martyr, Trieste (Italy), presided by Archbishop Angelo Amato.

    However, there is controversy over the exact manner of his death as witnesses have never been identified.

    http://www.italymag.co.uk/italy/religion/beatification-set-foibe-priest

    http://www.javno.com/en/croatia/clanak.php?id=175777

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