SAINT
saint-arcangelo-tadini
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Arcangelo Tadini was an Italian Roman Catholic priest. Tadini was ordained as a priest in 1870 and went on to found a religious congregation dedicated to the poor and ill while taking advantage of the Industrial Revolution to support women in work and education. Tadini was disabled due to a lame leg he had after suffering an accident while he studied for the priesthood. He initiated various parish initiatives and a relief fund for the aged and the ill.
feast Day
05-20
patronages
- Worker Sisters of the Holy House of Nazareth
birth Date
1846-12-12
death Date
1912-05-20
canonization Status
canonized
canonization Date
26 April 2009
canonized By
Pope Benedict XVI
feast Month
5
feast Day Of Month
20
