Giovanni Battista Quilici, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 26-Apr-1791
Place of Birth: Livorno, Tuscany, Italy
Date of Death: 10-Jun-1844
Profession: presbyter
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Giovanni Battista Quilici
- Giovanni Battista Quilici (26 April 1791 – 10 June 1844) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Daughters of the Crucified as well as several other religious institutions.
- The priest originated from Livorno where he served as a parish priest for several decades in addition to his role as a caregiver for prostitutes and ill people – he distinguished himself during an 1835 cholera epidemic that claimed his sister.
- He had the esteem of other noted individuals including Grand Duke Leopoldo II and Juliette Colbert.The beatification process commenced under Pope John Paul II in 1994 after he was titled as a Servant of God and the process culminated on 3 March 2016 after Pope Francis confirmed his life of heroic virtue and titled him as Venerable.
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