saint-giovanni-battista-piamarta

biography

Giovanni Battista Piamarta was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and educator. Piamarta was also the founder of the Congregation of the Holy Family of Nazareth. Piamarta established his congregation in 1900 in order to promote Christian education across the Italian peninsula. Piamarta also founded the Humble Servants of the Lord.

feast Day

04-25

birth Date

26 November 1841

death Date

1913-04-25

canonization Status

canonized

canonization Date

21 October 2012

canonized By

Pope Benedict XVI

feast Month

4

feast Day Of Month

25

Saints