Francesco Maria da Camporosso, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetFrancesco Maria da Camporosso
Italian saint
Date of Birth: 27-Dec-1804
Place of Birth: Camporosso, Liguria, Italy
Date of Death: 17-Sep-1866
Profession: lay brother
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Francesco Maria da Camporosso
- Saint Francesco Maria da Camporosso (27 December 1804 - 17 September 1866) - born Giovanni Croese - was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious from the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.
- Croese became a beggar in Genoa where he sought alms from people and was at first heckled and assaulted before his reputation for personal holiness spread which prompted people to come and see him.The cause for his sainthood commenced on 9 August 1896 under Pope Leo XIII while Pope Pius XI titled him as Venerable on 18 December 1922 and later beatified him on 30 June 1929.
- Pope John XXIII canonized him as a saint on 9 December 1962 inside Saint Peter's Basilica.
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