Blessed Joseph Allamano

Also known as

• Giuseppe Allamano

Memorial

• 16 February

Profile

Fourth of five children; nephew of Saint John Cafasso. His father died when Joseph was three years old. Studied at the Salesian Oratory in Valdocco, Italy; Saint John Bosco was one of Giuseppe’s spiritual directors. He entered the diocesan seminary of Turin, Italy in November 1866. Ordained on 20 September 1873. Spiritual director of the Turin seminary. Appointed rector of the Consolata Shrine on 2 October 1880; he remodeled the shrine, and made it a source for spiritual renewal throughout the diocese. Founded the Consolata Missionary Priests and Brothers on 29 January 1901; the first missionaries reached Kenya in 1902. On 29 January 1910 he founded the Consolata Missionary Sisters for women with a missionary vocation.

Born

• 21 January 1851 at Castelnuova, Asti, Italy

Died

• 16 February 1926 at Turin, Italy of natural causes

Venerated

• 13 May 1989 by Pope John Paul II

Beatified

• 7 October 1990 by Pope John Paul II

Canonized

• if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Joseph, contact
     Rev. Francesco Pavese, IMC
     Missionari della Consolata
     Viale delle Mura Aurelie 11-13
     00165 Roma, ITALY

Additional Information

• Consolata Shrine
• Consolata Missionary Sisters

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Joseph Allamano”. Saints.SQPN.com. 11 August 2010. Web. 19 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-joseph-allamano/>