Giovanni Battista Quilici was an Italian Catholic priest born in Livorno in 1791. After his ordination in 1816, he dedicated his life to various charitable works and the establishment of religious communities. He is notably recognized for founding the Daughters of the Crucified in 1840, as well as the Evangelical Workers and Fathers Families. Throughout his ministry, which included serving as a parish priest from 1837, he provided significant aid to those suffering during the cholera epidemic of 1835.