Michael Rua Saint

Michael Rua, S.D.B., (Italian: Michele Rua) (9 June 1837 - 6 April 1910) was an Italian Catholic priest, a student of St. John Bosco and first collaborator in the founding of the Salesians of Don Bosco. He was the second Rector Major of the Salesians, and has been beatified by the Catholic Church.

Personal facts

Michael Rua
Alias (AKA)Rua Michele
Birth dateJune 09, 1837
Birth place
Kingdom of Sardinia , Turin
Date of deathApril 06, 1910
Place of death
Italy , Turin
Title
Co-founder of the Salesians of Don Bosco
Priest and Confessor

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Saint

beatified by
Pope Paul VI
beatified dateOctober 29, 1972
beatified place
Italy
Rome
major shrine
Italy
Turin
venerated in
Salesians of Don Bosco
Catholic Church

Michael Rua on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.cso.za.org/mclrua.htm
  2. http://www.salesians.org.uk/dbuk/blesseds1.html
  3. http://www.salesians.org.uk/html/blessed_michael_rua.html
  4. http://www.sdb.org/sdbweb/index.asp?Lingua=2&MySez=12&MySotsez=18&MyDetSotSez=6&FileCentro=_2_12_18_6_.htm