Feast February 16
Blessed Giuseppe Allamano
Blessed · Religious founder · Feast February 16
Biography
Giuseppe Allamano, IMC was an Italian Catholic priest who established the Consolata Missionaries (IMC) for males and another for females, the Consolata Missionary Sisters. Allamano also served as the rector of the Santuario della Consolata and transformed the shrine into a source of spiritual renewal for the faithful. He was beatified in 1990 and canonized on 20 October 2024.
Feast day
February 16
Birth date
1851-01-21
Death date
1926-02-16
Canonization status
Beatified
Canonization date
20 October 2024
Canonized by
Pope Francis
Feast month
2
Wikidata qid
Q947376
Feast day of month
16