SAINT
saint-paolo-manna
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Paolo Manna was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a member from the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions as well as the founder of the Pontifical Missionary Union. Manna worked in the missions in Burma and even served as the Superior General for PIME. Manna did much in his life to promote the missions and the evangelic and apostolic zeal that accompanied it and he established newspapers and movements to help promote this charismatic apostolate. He also held several leadership positions in PIME and used that standing in order to further engage with prospective missionaries.
feast Day
09-15
birth Date
1872-01-16
death Date
1952-09-15
canonization Status
beatified
feast Month
9
feast Day Of Month
15

