Giocondo Pio Lorgna

Giocondo Pio Lorgna (27 September 1870 – 8 July 1928), born Giocondo Lorgna, was an Italian Roman Catholic priest who was also a professed member of the Order of Preachers. Lorgna served as a parish priest in Venice in the church of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo and was either a benefactor or revitalizer of Christian movements or congregations established across Venice. On 15 March 2008 he was deemed to be Venerable after Pope Benedict XVI acknowledged the fact that Lorgna had lived a life of heroic virtue.

Giocondo Pio Lorgna

Giocondo Pio Lorgna (27 September 1870 – 8 July 1928), born Giocondo Lorgna, was an Italian Roman Catholic priest who was also a professed member of the Order of Preachers. Lorgna served as a parish priest in Venice in the church of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo and was either a benefactor or revitalizer of Christian movements or congregations established across Venice. On 15 March 2008 he was deemed to be Venerable after Pope Benedict XVI acknowledged the fact that Lorgna had lived a life of heroic virtue.