Giovanni Antonio Farina was an Italian Catholic bishop known for his compassionate treatment of the poor and for his enlightened views of education; he was sometimes dubbed as the "Bishop of the Poor". He served as the Bishop of Vicenza and later as the Bishop of Treviso; he is also known for ordaining the future Pope Pius X to the priesthood.

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• Sisters Teachers of Saint Dorothy

• Daughters of the Sacred Hearts

• Gambellara

• Diocese of Vicenza

• Diocese of Treviso

11 January 1803

4 March 1888 (aged 85)

Beatified

23 November 2014

Pope Francis

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