St. Giustino Maria Russolillo

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Born: 18 January 1891 in Pianura, Naples, Italy

Died: 2 August 1955 in Pianura, Naples, Italy of natural causes, re-buried at the Vocationist mother-house at Pianura on 14 April 1956

Beatified: 7 May 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI, the beatification miracle involved the 1998 healing of the carcinoma of a 59-year-old woman

Canonized: 15 May 2022 by Pope Francis, the canonization miracle involved the 21 April 2016 healing of a young Vocationist religious who suffered from epilepsy, seizures, serious rhabdomiliosis, pneumonia with ingestis, acute respiratory failure, and was in a coma at the time.

Studied at the seminary of Pozzuoli, Italy where he was noted for his personal piety and stood out as an exceptional student. Priest in the Diocese of Pozzuoli, Italy, ordained on 20 September 1913. Parish priest in Pianura, Italy. Founded the Society of Divine Vocations (Vocationists) in 1919 which encouraged and supported those discerning a call to the priesthood and religious life. The Vocationists continue their work in Italy, France, Brazil, Argentina, the United States, Nigeria, India, the Philippines, Madagascar, Colombia and Ecuador.