Smaldone, Filippo

ID
4236
Nationality
Italian
Occupation
Catholic priest
Saint
Religion
Clergy (Catholic)
Summary
Hearing. Born at Naples, Italy; ordained as a Catholic priest in 1871. Founded an institution for the deaf at Lecce in 1885 and another at Bari in 1897. Also founded the Salesian order of nuns. Beatified in 1996 and canonized in 2006.
References
www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/bios96.htm#smaldone (seen 10 July 2006).
Dates
27 July 1848-4 June 1923