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The perfect model of an authentic Christian.“After receiving permission from an SS captain, the young priest left on Oct. 13 to bless and bury victims of the Marzabotto massacre, but never returned.His body was recovered at the site as the war neared its end in April 1945 and an examination revealed that Fr. Giovanni had been brutally beaten before he was killed.”Padre Fornasini, prega per noi.https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/249115/heroic-italian-catholic-priest-described-as-a-guardian-angel-in-wwii-is-beatified