Pier Giorgio Frassati
Pier Giorgio Frassati (6 April 1901 – 4 July 1925) was an Italian Catholic activist and a member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic. He was dedicated to social justice issues and joined several charitable organizations, including Catholic Action and the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, to better aid the poor and less fortunate living in his hometown of Turin.
Frassati's cause for canonization opened in 1932 after the Turin poor made several pleas for such a cause to open. Pope Pius XII suspended the cause in 1941 due to a range of allegations later proven to be false, which allowed for the cause to resume. Pope John Paul II beatified Frassati in May 1990 and dubbed him the "Man of the Eight Beatitudes". On 7 September 2025, Frassati was canonized along with Carlo Acutis by Pope Leo XIV.
Frassati was known for his motto, "verso l'alto."
Patron saint of Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Students; Catholic youth; youth ministry; Youth groups; Catholic Action; Third Order of Saint Dominic; Dominican tertiaries; World Youth Day
In the Martyrology
- July 4 Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati, Dominican tertiary