Joseph Cafasso

Joseph Cafasso, OFS (; 15 January 1811 – 23 June 1860) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest who was an important social reformer in Turin. He was called a "Social Saint" during that time.The 'Social Saints' of Turin - at time of writing - are taken to be Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo, John Bosco, Maria Domenica Mazzarello, and Leonardo Murialdo, who took it as their task to minister to the dispossessed, marginalized and often criminal elements Turin which was in the throes of industrialization. If the movement for her beatification proves successful, Juliette Colbert de Barolo - who focused on women prisoners - could come to be added to their number.
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Category:1811 births
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