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    Joseph Cafasso

    Italian priest and social reformer

    For the former Fox News consultant, see Joseph A. Cafasso.

    Not to be confused with Joseph Cafazzo.

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    Joseph Cafasso


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    Print circa 1895.

    Born(1811-01-15)15 January 1811
    Castelnuovo d'Asti, Asti, Kingdom of Sardinia
    Died23 June 1860(1860-06-23) (aged 49)
    Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia
    Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
    Beatified3 May 1925, Saint Peter's Basilica, Kingdom of Italy by Pope Pius XI
    Canonized22 June 1947, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Pius XII
    Major shrineSantuario della Consolata, Turin, Italy
    Feast23 June
    AttributesPriest's attire
    Patronage
    • Italian prisons
    • Prison chaplains
    • Prisoners
    • Those condemned to death

    Joseph Cafasso (Italian: Giuseppe Cafasso; 15 January 1811 – 23 June 1860) was an Italian Catholic priest who was a significant social reformer in Turin.[1] He was one of the so-called "Social Sai