Francesco Maria Greco was an Italian Catholic priest born in 1857 in Acri. Serving within the Archdiocese of Cosenza, he worked as a professor and a pastor, dedicating much of his ministry to education and social welfare. In 1894, he co-founded the Little Workers of the Sacred Hearts, a religious congregation that eventually expanded across several continents. Recognized for his heroic virtue, he was beatified by the Catholic Church in 2016.