Vincent Pallotti | |
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Priest | |
Born | Rome, Papal States | 21 April 1795
Died | 22 January 1850 Rome, Papal States | (aged 54)
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 22 January 1950, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Pius XII |
Canonized | 20 January 1963, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope John XXIII |
Feast | 22 January |
Attributes | Priest's cassock |
Patronage | Pallottines |
Vincent Pallotti (21 April 1795 – 22 January 1850) was an Italian cleric and a saint. Born in Rome, he was the founder of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate later to be known as the "Pious Society of Missions" (the Pallottines). The original name was restored in 1947. He is buried in the church of San Salvatore in Onda. He is considered the forerunner of Catholic Action. His feast day is 22 January.
He was the uncle of Cardinal Luigi Pallotti (1829–1890).[1]
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