Luigi Sturzo

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Servant of God Senator for life Luigi Sturzo
Undated photograph
Member of the Senate of the Republic
Life tenure 17 September 1952 – 8 August 1959
Appointed by	Luigi Einaudi
Vice-Mayor of Caltagirone
In office 1905–1920
Personal details
Born	(1871-11-26)26 November 1871 Caltagirone, Kingdom of Italy
Died	8 August 1959(1959-08-08) (aged 87) Rome, Italy
Political party	PPI (1919–1924)
Residence(s)	Rome, Italy
Alma mater	Pontifical Gregorian University
Profession	Politician, priest

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Luigi Sturzo (Italian pronunciation: [luˈiːdʒi ˈsturtso]; 26 November 1871 – 8 August 1959) was an Italian Catholic priest and prominent politician.^[1] He was known in his lifetime as a former Christian socialist turned popularist,^[2] and is considered one of the fathers of the Christian democratic platform.^[3] He was also the founder of the Luigi Sturzo Institute in 1951. Sturzo was one of the founders of the Italian People's Party (PPI) in 1919 but was forced into exile in 1924 with the rise of Italian fascism. In exile in London and later New York City, he published over 400 articles (published after his death under the title Miscellanea Londinese) critical of fascism.^[4][5] Sturzo's cause for canonization opened on 23 March 2002 and he is titled as a Servant of God.^[1]