Tommaso Reggio
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Tommaso Reggio was the Bishop of the Archdiocese of Genoa
, Italy
. On September 3, 2000, he was beatified by Pope John Paul II
.
Reggio was born in Genoa
, Italy, to the Marquis of Reggio and Angela Pareto. At the age of 20 he decided to become a priest and was ordained on September 18, 1841. At this time he said:
He helped found The Catholic Standard, a Catholic newspaper, and later closed the paper in 1874.
He was named Bishop of Ventimiglia in 1877. The diocese was so poor, he had to travel on a mule. He founded the Sisters of Saint Martha
in 1878, a congregation devoted to caring for the poor.
In 1877 he was also named titular bishop of Tanes.
Following an earthquake in 1887, he worked with the victims, and ordered his priests to use all resources to help the displaced. He founded orphanages at Ventimiglia
and Sanremo
for those children who had lost their families in the quake.
In 1892 he asked Pope Leo XIII
to relieve him of his duties, however the Pope appointed him archbishop of Genoa. He served in this capacity until his death on the afternoon on November 22, 1901.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Genoa
The Archdiocese of Genoa is a metropolitan see of the Catholic Church in Italy.Erected in the third century, it was elevated to an archdiocese on 20 March 1133...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. On September 3, 2000, he was beatified by Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
.
Reggio was born in Genoa
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
, Italy, to the Marquis of Reggio and Angela Pareto. At the age of 20 he decided to become a priest and was ordained on September 18, 1841. At this time he said:
"I want to become a saint, cost what it may, living my life in accordance with the two cornerstones of Christianity: prayer and ascesis".
He helped found The Catholic Standard, a Catholic newspaper, and later closed the paper in 1874.
He was named Bishop of Ventimiglia in 1877. The diocese was so poor, he had to travel on a mule. He founded the Sisters of Saint Martha
Sisters of Saint Martha
The Sisters of St. Martha were founded as a religious congregation in 1900 at Antigonish, Nova Scotia.The Sisters of St. Martha are members of the Sisters of Charity Federation....
in 1878, a congregation devoted to caring for the poor.
In 1877 he was also named titular bishop of Tanes.
Following an earthquake in 1887, he worked with the victims, and ordered his priests to use all resources to help the displaced. He founded orphanages at Ventimiglia
Ventimiglia
Ventimiglia is a city and comune in Liguria, northern Italy, in the province of Imperia. It is located southwest of Genoa by rail, and 7 km from the French-Italian border, on the Gulf of Genoa, having a small harbour at the mouth of the Roia River, which divides the town into two parts...
and Sanremo
Sanremo
Sanremo or San Remo is a city with about 57,000 inhabitants on the Mediterranean coast of western Liguria in north-western Italy. Founded in Roman times, the city is best known as a tourist destination on the Italian Riviera. It hosts numerous cultural events, such as the Sanremo Music Festival...
for those children who had lost their families in the quake.
In 1892 he asked Pope Leo XIII
Pope Leo XIII
Pope Leo XIII , born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci to an Italian comital family, was the 256th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, reigning from 1878 to 1903...
to relieve him of his duties, however the Pope appointed him archbishop of Genoa. He served in this capacity until his death on the afternoon on November 22, 1901.