Italian religious brother beatified
May 04, 2015
Brother Luigi Bordino (1922-77) was beatified on May 2 in Turin, Italy. Cardinal Angelo Amato, the prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints, presided at the Mass of beatification.
Blessed Bordino, who was drafted into the Italian army during World War II, was captured by Soviet soldiers and imprisoned in Siberia. Following his release, he joined the Brothers of Saint Joseph Benedict Cottolengo and devoted the last three decades of his life to caring for the sick and the mentally ill.
In 2003, St. John Paul II recognized his heroic virtues and declared him venerable. In 2014, Pope Francis recognized a miracle attributed to Bordino’s intercession, paving the way for his beatification.
The day after Bordino’s beatification, Pope Francis referred to Bordino after his Regina Caeli address, paying tribute to the lay brother as a “humble and generous disciple.”
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Further information:
- Fratel Bordino, l’alpino-infermiere oggi viene proclamato beato (La Stampa)
- Le parole del Papa alla recita del Regina Caeli (Holy See Press Office)
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