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Salvatore Lilli

Salvatore Lilli

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November 22 · 1853–1895

Salvatore Lilli (1853, Cappadocia — 1895, Kahramanmaraş) — Blessed, Catholic priest. Feast day: 22 November.

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Salvatore Lilli was an Italian Franciscan priest and missionary who lived during the 19th century. Born in Cappadocia, Italy, in 1853, he joined the Franciscan order in 1870 and was later ordained in Bethlehem in 1878. He dedicated much of his life to missionary work in Armenia, where he established various social institutions, including schools and medical clinics. He was known for his service to the sick, particularly during a cholera outbreak in 1891, before his death in Turkey in 1895.

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