Vincent Pallotti

Saint Vincent Pallotti
Priest
Born	(1795-04-21)21 April 1795 Rome, Papal States
Died	22 January 1850(1850-01-22) (aged 54) Rome, Papal States
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]