Bruno Marchesini
Venerable Bruno Marchesini | |
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| Seminarian | |
| Born | 8 August 1915 Bagno di Piano,Bologna,Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 29 July 1938(aged 22) Bologna, Kingdom of Italy |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
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Bruno Marchesini(8 August 1915 – 29 July 1938) was an Italian Roman Catholicseminarianwho studied for thepriesthoodinBologna,but died before he could beordainedas apriest.
He was declared to beVenerablein 2001 afterPope John Paul IIrecognized his life ofheroic virtue.The miracle that is required for hisbeatificationis now under investigation.[1]
Life
[edit]Bruno Marchesini was born on 8 August 1915 inBolognato parents rich in Christian virtues. As a child he was eager to engage in acts that enabled him to profess the faith and provide service to others. His vocation came as a child and he decided that he wanted to become apriest.CardinalArchbishop of BolognaGiovanni Nasalli Rocca di Cornelianocame to his village and was captivated at Marchesini's intelligence. He asked if he wanted to become a priest to which Marchesini replied in the affirmative.[2]
Marchesini commenced his studies for thepriesthoodin Bologna - under the guidance of Bishop Cesare Sarti - and inRomeuntil 1934 when he switched educational facilities; he completed his theological studies there. His teachers and his classmates admired his piousness and his meekness and admired him for being an honest and modest individual. He gained excellent results in his examinations and was in competition for a free place at a major educational institution in Rome.[3]
He contractedmeningitisat the age of 23. His journal in mid 1936 revealed that he consecrated himself to theImmaculate Heartof the Blessed Mother. He knew aroundChristmasof 1937 that the end was near and so he offered himself toJesus Christ.He died in 1938 due to his illness. On 21 October 1949 Cardinal Giovanni Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano allowed for his remains to be transferred.[4][5]
Beatification process
[edit]The beatification process commenced on 28 June 1955 in a local process that spanned until 1964 and granted him the posthumous titleServant of God.The formal ratification of the process in Bologna was granted on 1 June 1990 in order for the process to continue to the next phase. ThePositio- documentation on his life and his virtue - was submitted to theCongregation for the Causes of Saintsin 1993 for further evaluation.
Pope John Paul IIconferred the title ofVenerableupon him on 20 December 2001 after the recognition of his life ofheroic virtue.
The miracle required for beatification was investigated in a diocesan tribunal and was ratified on 3 June 2000. The medical board in Rome met to discuss the miracle and approved the healing as such on 1 December 2011.
References
[edit]- ^"Venerable Bruno Marchesini".Santi e Beati.Retrieved14 July2015.
- ^"Venerable Bruno Marchesini".Santi e Beati.Retrieved14 July2015.
- ^"Bruno Marchesini".Archdiocese of Bologna.Retrieved14 July2015.
- ^"Bruno Marchesini".Archdiocese of Bologna.Retrieved14 July2015.
- ^"Venerable Bruno Marchesini".Santi e Beati.Retrieved14 July2015.
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