Giovanni Calabria

Saint

St. Giovanni Calabria
Saint; St. Giovanni Calabria
	St. Giovanni Calabria
Priest
Born	8 October 1873; Verona, Kingdom of Italy
Died	4 December 1954 (aged 81); Verona, Italy
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Beatified	17 April 1988, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by John Paul II
Canonized	18 April 1999, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by John Paul II
Feast	4 December
Attributes	Priest's attire
Patronage	Poor Servants of Divine Providence; Poor Sisters Servants of Divine Providence;

Giovanni Calabria (8 October 1873 – 4 December 1954) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest who dedicated his life to the plight of the poor and the ill. He established two congregations, the Poor Servants of Divine Providence and the Poor Sisters Servants of Divine Providence^[1] to take better care of poor people in various Italian cities and later abroad while underpinning the need to promote the message of the gospel to the poor.^[2]

Pope John Paul II beatified him in 1988 and then canonized him a decade later in 1999.^[3] His liturgical feast is 4 December.

^ Ann. Pont. 2007, p. 1490.
^ "Saint Giovanni Calabria". Saints SQPN. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
^ "St. Giovanni Calabria", Vatican News Service

[AP07-1] Ann. Pont. 2007, p. 1490.

[SQPN-2] "Saint Giovanni Calabria". Saints SQPN. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2016.

[HS-3] "St. Giovanni Calabria", Vatican News Service

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