Francesco Pianzola
Francesco Pianzola (5 October 1881 – 4 June 1943) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest who established the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculata, Queen of Peace. Pianzola was a preacher who administered to the poor and to children in their own homes; his order dealt with bringing the message of Jesus Christ to the workers and to the poor.
He was beatified in 2008; Cardinal José Saraiva Martins presided over the mass on behalf of Pope Benedict XVI.
In the Martyrology
- June 4 Blessed Francesco Pianzola, priest