Colombia - Commemoration of 100th anniversary of birth to heaven of Blessed Luigi Variara
Bogotá, Colombia - February 2023 - On Feb. 18, the Salesian Province "St. Peter Claver" of Bogotá (COB), commemorated the centenary of the birth to Heaven of Blessed Fr. Luigi Variara, with the participation of the Daughters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary and the Salesian Family. Variara, declared venerable on April 2, 1993, and beatified on April 14, 2002, by Pope John Paul II, was chosen by Fr. Michael Unia as an apostle of the leprosy sick in Colombia and founded the Congregation "Daughters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary," causes to which he consecrated his life. He will always be remembered as the Blessed who embodied the spirit of benevolence, convinced that his reward in Heaven would be great.
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