Giovanni Antonio Farina
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Saint Bishop Giovanni Antonio Farina |
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| Bishop of Vicenza | |
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| Diocese | Vicenza |
| See | Vicenza |
| Appointed | 18 June 1860 |
| Installed | 16 December 1860 |
| Term ended | 4 March 1888 |
| Predecessor | Giovanni Giuseppe Cappellari |
| Successor | Antonio Maria De Pol |
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| Ordination | 15 January 1827 |
| Consecration | 20 September 1850 by Giovanni Giuseppe Cappellari |
| Rank | Bishop |
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| Born | 11 January 1803 Gambellara, Veneto, Venetian Province |
| Died | 4 March 1888 (aged 85) Vicenza, Veneto, Kingdom of Italy |
| Parents | Pedro Farina & Francisca Bellame |
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| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 4 November 2001 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
| Canonized | 23 November 2014 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope Francis |
| Attributes | Bishop's attire |
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Saint Giovanni Antonio Farina (11 January 1803 – 4 March 1888) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop known for his compassionate treatment of the poor and for his enlightened views of education; he was sometimes dubbed as the "Bishop of the Poor". He served as the Bishop of Vicenza and later as the Bishop of Treviso; he is also known for ordaining the future Pope Pius X to the priesthood.
He was beatified on 4 November 2001 by Pope John Paul II and was canonized on 23 November 2014 by Pope Francis following the recognition of miracles attributed to his intercession. His liturgical feast day is celebrated annually on 4 March, the date of his death. He remains the patron saint of his religious order and of his hometown as well as the dioceses in which he served.
Giovanni Antonio Farina was born in Gambellara in the Venetian Province to Pedro Farina (30 January 1768 - 22 September 1864) and Francesca Bellame. Farina had ten siblings: Giacomo (b. 28 March 1792), Teresa (b. 17 March 1793), Gio Batta (b. 6 January 1795), Maddalena (b. 30 January 1796), Girolamo (b. 14 February 1801), Pietro (b. 2 March 1806), Lucia Fortunata-Farina (b. 18 August 1807), Giambattista (b. 18 October 1809), and Palma (b. 17 October 1811).
Following the death of his father in 1864, Farina was mentored by his maternal uncle Antonio who was a priest. At the age of 15, he entered the seminary in Vicenza.
At the age of 21, Farina began teaching at the seminary, where he continued to serve for 18 years, and he taught grammar. He was ordained to the priesthood on 15 January 1827 and remained as a teacher at the seminary and even served as a librarian for a pried period and the canon of the local cathedral. In the first decade of his priesthood, he served as a chaplain at the parish of San Pietro and was sensitive to the educational needs of its people, in particular, girls and those who were deaf and blind.
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