Elia Comini
Elia Comini (7 May 1910 – 1 October 1944) was an Italian religious priest of the Salesians of Don Bosco. He served as a teacher after his ordination to priesthood in two different areas until he returned to his hometown towards the end of the devastating World War II to tend to wounded and displaced people. But the fierce fighting between the Nazis and Allies plus the partisan forces saw Comini and fellow priest (and future Servant of God) Nicola Capelli captured and murdered after the Nazis made accusations of the pair being spies.
Comini's cause for beatification was introduced in 1995. He was decreed a martyr in 2024, and he was beatified on September 27, 2026.
In the Martyrology
- October 1 Blesseds Elia Comini and Martino (Nicola Capelli), Italian Martyrs killed by Nazis