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  • SYDNEY ARRIVAL - Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati [Catholic Caucus]

    07/02/2008 1:40:51 PM PDT · by NYer · 7 replies · 10+ views
    Lay Dominicans ^ | July 2, 2008
    Catholics pray next to the coffin of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati at St. Benedict's Church in Sydney, Australia, July 2. The body of Blessed Pier Giorgio, who died in 1925, arrived from Turin, Italy, for World Youth Day. Blessed Pier Giorgio has a following among young Catholics. (CNS/Reuters) Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati is a saint for the modern world, and especially for the young people of our time. Born in 1901 in Turin, Italy, his time on earth was short-only 24 years-but he filled it passionately with holy living. Pier Giorgio was a model of virtue, a "man of...