Luciana Frassati: A Man of the Beatitudes: Pier Giorgio Frassati

A Man of the Beatitudes: Pier Giorgio Frassati


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This moving biography of Pier Georgio Frassati, who turned from a life of privilege to one devoted to working with the poor, and who died at the age of 24 from the polio virus, presents a portrait of a man whose love of God transformed his life and the lives of those around him. Inspired as a young man by Pier Georgio, Pope John Paul II recently approved beatification for Pier Georgio.

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Author: Luciana Frassati
Number of Pages: 179 pages
Published Date: 01 Oct 2001
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Publication Country: San Francisco, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9780898708615
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