Luigi Versiglia information

Saint

Luigi Versiglia

S.D.B.
Saint; Luigi Versiglia; S.D.B.
Apostolic Vicar of Shaoguan
	Photograph circa 1921.
Church	Catholic Church
See	Shaoguan
Appointed	22 April 1920
Term ended	25 February 1930
Predecessor	None; position established
Successor	Ignazio Canazei
Other post(s)	Titular Bishop of Carystus (1920–30)
Orders
Ordination	21 December 1895
Consecration	9 January 1921; by Jean-Baptiste-Marie Budes de Guébriant
Rank	Bishop
Personal details
Born	Luigi Versiglia; 5 June 1873; Oliva Gessi, Pavia, Kingdom of Italy
Died	25 February 1930 (aged 56); Litouzui, Guangdong, China
Alma mater	Pontifical Gregorian University
Sainthood
Feast day	25 February; 13 November (Salesians);
Venerated in	Catholic Church
Beatified	15 May 1983; Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City; by Pope John Paul II
Canonized	1 October 2000; Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City; by Pope John Paul II
Attributes	Episcopal attire; Palm; Chalice;

Luigi Versiglia, S.D.B. (5 June 1873 – 25 February 1930) was an Italian Catholic prelate and professed member from the Salesians of Don Bosco who served as the first apostolic vicar of Shaoguan from 1920 until his murder.^[1]^[2] He was also a former novice master noted for his strict austerities and discipline but for his loving and compassionate care of the poor and defenceless.^[3]^[4] He led the first Salesian expedition to China in 1906 and remained there until his death, functioning for the people in various capacities such as a gardener and barber.^[4]^[5]

His beatification was celebrated in 1983 and he was later canonized as a saint on 1 October 2000 in Saint Peter's Square.^[2]^[1]

^ ^a ^b "San Luigi Versiglia". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Saint Luigi Versiglia". Saints SQPN. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
^ Meg Hunter-Kilmer (23 February 2017). "The priests who lay down their lives for their daughters". Aleteia. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Versiglia, Luigi, St". New Catholic Encyclopedia. 2003. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
^ "St. Luigi Versiglia". Catholic Online. Retrieved 2 November 2017.

[SEB-1] "San Luigi Versiglia". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 2 November 2017.

[SQPN-2] "Saint Luigi Versiglia". Saints SQPN. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.

[AT-3] Meg Hunter-Kilmer (23 February 2017). "The priests who lay down their lives for their daughters". Aleteia. Retrieved 2 November 2017.

[EC-4] "Versiglia, Luigi, St". New Catholic Encyclopedia. 2003. Retrieved 2 November 2017.

[CO-5] "St. Luigi Versiglia". Catholic Online. Retrieved 2 November 2017.

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