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• 17 March
• 5 November (Xaverians)

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As a child he used to have conversations in his parish church with Christ crucified. Entered the seminary in Parma, Italy at age 17. Ordained on 22 September 1888. Professor at the seminary. Vice-rector of the seminary. Vicar of Clergy in the diocese of Parma. Founded the Xaverian Missionaries on 3 December 1895; they were assigned by Rome to evangelize China. Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy on 9 June 1902. Resigned as archbishop due to poor health in October 1904. Coadjutor bishop of Parma, Italy and titular archbishop of Stauropolis on 14 November 1904. Archbishop of Parma, Italy on 12 December 1907. He visited his parishes regularly, worked for religious formation, supported religious education for the laity and lay involvement with youth. In 1928 he travelled to China to visit the Xaverians working there.

Born

• 30 March 1865 at Ravadese, Parma, Italy

Died

• 5 November 1931 in Parma, Italy of natural causes

Venerated

• 11 February 1982 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtues)

Beatified

• 17 March 1996 by Pope John Paul II in Rome, Italy
• the beatification miracle involved the cure of 12 year old Sabina Kamariza’s pancreatic cancer in Burundi, Africa in 1965

Canonized

• on 10 December 2010 Pope Benedict XVI promulgated a decree recognizing a miracle obtained through the intercession of Blessed Guido
• if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Guido, contact
     Rev. Guglielmo Camera, SX
     Missionari Saveriani
     Via S. Martino, 8
     43100 Parma, ITALY

Additional Information

• Catholic-Hierarchy.Org
• Hagiography Circle
• Kirken i Norge
• La causa di santificazione del Beato Conforti
• Novena to Blessed Guido
• Xaverian Missionaries

Readings

Christ is all things. - Blessed Guido’s personal motto

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Guido Maria Conforti”. Saints.SQPN.com. 10 December 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-guido-maria-conforti/>