Francesco Palliola

Francesco Palliola, SJ (May 10, 1612 – January 29, 1648) was an Italian Jesuit priest and missionary in Mindanao, Philippines. Due to his missionary work and faith healings, the Diocese of Dipolog opened a cause for martyrdom on January 6, 2016 and was formally closed on September 2017 by Bishop Severo Caermare at the Holy Rosary Cathedral in Dipolog City.[1][2]

Servant of God
Francesco Palliola, S.J.
Missionary; Priest; Martyr
Born(1612-05-10)10 May 1612
Nola, Naples, Italy
Died29 January 1648(1648-01-29) (aged 35)
Ponot (now Jose Dalman), Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church

he Vatican’s Congregation for the Causes of Saints has declared as valid the investigation into the sainthood cause for a 16th century Jesuit missionary who served in Mindanao.[3][4]

Early life

Padre Francesco was born on 10 May 1612 in Nola, Naples, Italy.[5]

References
  1. "Philippines opens sainthood process for Italian Jesuit". ucanews.com. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  2. "1648". Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  3. CBCP. December 4, 2018 http://cbcpnews.net/cbcpnews/sainthood-cause-advances-for-jesuit-missionary-in-mindanao/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "Church opens diocesan process for Fr. Palliola's martyrdom". Sun.Star. January 8, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  5. "Church opens diocesan process for Fr. Palliola's martyrdom". Sun.Star. January 8, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
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