Feast January 1
Saint Giuseppe Maria Tomasi
Bishop, patron of Catholic liturgy · Feast January 1
Biography
Joseph Mary Tomasi, also known as the "Saint Duke", was an Italian Catholic priest, scholar, reformer and cardinal as well as a member of the princely Tomasi family. His scholarship was a significant source of the reforms in the liturgy of the Catholic Church during the 20th century. He was a member of the Theatines.
Feast day
January 1
Patronage
- Catholic liturgy
Birth date
1649-09-12
Death date
1713-01-01
Canonization status
Canonized
Canonization date
12 October 1986
Canonized by
Pope John Paul II
Feast month
1
Wikidata qid
Q772122
Content subtype
saint_biography
Feast day of month
1