Lodovico Pavoni
Lodovico Pavoni, FMI (11 September 1784 – 1 April 1849) was an Italian Catholic priest who ministered in Brescia. He paid close attention to the needs of boys and was concerned with their education. In 1825, be established the Sons of Mary Immaculate, which came to be known also as the Pavoniani.
Pavoni was beatified on 14 April 2002 and is the patron of his order. The second miracle needed for his sainthood received the official approval of Pope Francis in 2016; his canonization was celebrated in St. Peter's Square on 16 October 2016.
Patron saint of Sons of Mary Immaculate; Trade schools
In the Martyrology
- April 1 Saint Lodovico Tomaz Maria Pavoni, priest, founder of the Daughters of Mary Immaculate