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Monument to the Blessed Teresio Olivelli in the Basilica of Saint James in Bellagio, Italy. #286076215
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Pictured is a monument to the Blessed Teresio Olivelli in military dress in the Basilica of Saint James in Bellagio, Italy. He was born in Bellagio January 7th, 1916 and died in the Nazi concentration camp of Hersbruck. He was awarded a Gold Medal for Military Valor and venerated by the Catholic Church. He received beatification February 3rd, 2018 by Pope Francis. At Hersbruck he was eventually beaten to death by the SS for his Christian faith and his gestures of charity towards the other prisoners.
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