Carlo Gnocchi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Carlo Gnocchi

Italian Roman Catholic priest, considered beatus

Date of Birth: 25-Oct-1902

Place of Birth: San Colombano al Lambro, Lombardy, Italy

Date of Death: 28-Feb-1956

Profession: writer, presbyter, educator

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Blessed Carlo Gnocchi (25 October 1902 – 28 February 1956) was an Italian priest, educator and writer.
He is venerated as a blessed by the Catholic Church. During World War II, he was a military chaplain of the Alpini, the elite mountain warfare soldiers of the Italian Army, and after the tragic experience of the war, he strove to ease the wounds of suffering and misery created by the war.