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THE OFFICIAL USA WEBSITE FOR BLESSED PIER GIORGIO FRASSATI
Entrance to Frassati crypt in Pollone
WHO IS PIER GIORGIO FRASSATI?
Pier Giorgio Frassati was a handsome, fun-loving, athletic, courageous and devout Catholic born into a prominent Italian family. He died at the young age of 24 and has since become the model for young people all over the world. Beatified in 1990 by Pope John Paul II and named "The Man of the Eight Beatitudes," Pier Giorgio teaches us that holiness is for everyone. Click here to learn more about this "saint on skis."
CHRONOLOGY OF HIS LIFE
Pier Giorgio was born on April 6, 1901, in Turin, Italy. He died there on July 4, 1925. Click here for more significant dates in his very short life.
ONLINE BIOGRAPHIES
Various brief biographies of Pier Giorgio have been posted online. Here are links to a few of the more accurate versions. To purchase books about Pier Giorgio written by his sister Luciana, visit the PGF Bookstore. To find a complete bibliography of books available in English, visit the Frassati and Friends Blog.
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FAFQs
Want to test your knowledge of Blessed Pier Giorgio? Some of the more Frequently Asked Frassati Questions can be found below. Just click on one to read the answer. Have a question of your own? Ask us!
"What's wrong with calling Pier Giorgio just 'Pier'?"
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The mortal remains of Blessed Pier Giorgio were found to be perfectly incorrupt upon exhumation in 1981. After his beatification in 1990, his body was transferred to the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in the city of Turin, Italy. His side altar is in close proximity to the Holy Shroud of Turin. Click here to make a spiritual visit.
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