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BIAGIO CONTE
Gelsomino Del Guercio - published on 01/29/23
Like St. Francis, this lay missionary is famous for his work to help the poor and marginalized and for his austere lifestyle.

“Brother” Biagio Conte died from cancer on January 12 this year at the age of 59. Readers outside of Italy have probably never heard of him, but this lay missionary was famous in his homeland for his work in favor of the poor and marginalized and for his austere personal lifestyle, qualities that inevitably call to mind the life of St. Francis.

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