Giuseppe "Pino" Puglisi was a Roman Catholic priest in the rough Palermo neighbourhood of Brancaccio. He openly challenged the Sicilian Mafia who controlled ...
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Giuseppe "Pino" Puglisi was a Roman Catholic priest in the rough Palermo neighbourhood of Brancaccio. He openly challenged the Sicilian Mafia who controlled the neighbourhood, and was killed by them on his 56th birthday. Wikipedia
Born: September 15, 1937, Brancaccio, Palermo, Italy
Assassinated: September 15, 1993, Brancaccio, Palermo, Italy
Parents: Carmelo Puglisi and Giuseppa Fana
Beatified: 25 May 2013, Foro Italico 'Umberto I', Palermo by Cardinal Salvatore De Giorgi (on behalf of Pope Francis)
Feast: 21 October
Major shrine: Palermo Cathedral
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