Beato Serafino
BlessedApril 13 · 1747–1822
Beato Serafino (1747, Milan — 1822, Lecco) — Blessed, presbyter. Feast day: 13 April.
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Serafino Morazzone was an 18th-century Italian priest who was born in Milan in 1747. After receiving a Jesuit education, he was ordained to the priesthood in May 1773. He spent much of his ministry serving as a parish priest in Lecco, where he was recognized for his devotion to the sacraments. He also served as a confessor to the writer Alessandro Manzoni. Morazzone passed away in Lecco on April 13, 1822, and was later interred in the church of San Giovanni Battista.