Blessed Luca Passi
Profile
Born to the Venetian nobility. Ordained on 13 March 1813. Priest in the archdiocese of Venice, Italy. Founded the Institute of the Teaching Sisters of Saint Dorothy. Founded the Pious Society of Saint Dorothy.
Born
- 22 January 1789 in Bergamo, Italy
- 18 April 1866 in Venice, Italy of natural causes
- buried at the mother house of the Institute of the Teaching Sisters of Saint Dorothy in Venice, Italy of natural causes
- 6 July 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of heroic virtues)
- 13 April 2013 by Pope Francis
- beatification celebrated at the Basilica of San Marco, Venice, Italy, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Luca Passi“. CatholicSaints.Info. 11 July 2023. Web. 29 March 2024. <>