Olinto Marella
Olinto Marella (14 June 1882 – 6 September 1969) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest who exercised his pastoral service in the Archdiocese of Bologna. Marella was a classmate of Pope John XXIII in Rome and the pope held him in high esteem and supported his pastoral initiatives.
Olinto Marella | |
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| Priest | |
| Born | 14 June 1882 Pellestrina, Venice, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 6 September 1969 (aged 87) San Lazzaro di Savena, Bologna, Italy |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 4 October 2020, Bologna, Italy by Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi |
| Feast | 6 September |
| Attributes | Priest's cassock |
He was proclaimed to be Venerable on 27 March 2013 after Pope Francis recognized that he had lived a life of heroic virtue. Pope Francis confirmed a miracle attributed to him on 28 November 2019 and Marella was beatified in Bologna on 4 October 2020.
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