Francesco Maria Greco, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetFrancesco Maria Greco
Italian presbyter
Date of Birth: 25-Jul-1857
Place of Birth: Acri, Calabria, Italy
Date of Death: 13-Jan-1931
Profession: presbyter
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Francesco Maria Greco
- Blessed Francesco Maria Greco (26 July 1857 - 13 January 1931) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest who served in the Archdiocese of Cosenza.
- Along with Raffaela De Vincentis in 1894, he established the Little Workers of the Sacred Hearts.
- Greco served as both a pastor and a professor who operated in Cosenza and opened a catechetical school and hospital service for the poor. The cause of beatification commenced several decades after his death in a diocesan process that granted him the title of Servant of God.
- Pope John Paul II proclaimed him to be Venerable in 2004 after the recognition of his life of heroic virtue.
- Pope Francis approved a miracle attributed to him in 2016 which allowed for his beatification which was celebrated in Cosenza on 21 May 2016.
- Cardinal Angelo Amato presided over the celebration on the behalf of the pontiff.
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