Vincent Cimatti

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Venerable
Vincent Cimatti, SDB
Cimatti
Monsignor
BornVincent Cimatti
(1879-07-15)15 July 1879
Celle, Faenza, Ravenna,
Kingdom of Italy
Died6 October 1965(1965-10-06) (aged 86)
Tokyo, Japan
Venerated inCatholic Church
Beatified21 December 1991 by John Paul II

Vincent Cimatti SDB[1][2][3] also known as Vincenzo Cimatti was a Roman Catholic priest, bishop, prefect apostolic and Salesian provincial to Japan. He is founder of the Caritas Sisters Of Jesus.[4][5] He is the brother of Maria Raffaella Cimatti, a member of the Hospitaler Sisters of Mercy, who was beatified by the Catholic Church in 1996.

Early life[]

Vincent was born on 15 July 1879 in Faenza, Ravenna, Italy to James and Rosa Pasi, the youngest of six children.

Religious life[]

He was ordained a priest at the age of 24. He led a group of Salesians to start a Salesian mission in Japan. He was appointed prefect apostolic in 1935.

Death[]

Cimatti died on 6 October 1965 in Japan. His body was re-exhumed in 1977 and found to be perfectly intact. His remains are kept in a crypt in Chofu.[6]

Beatification[]

He was declared 'The Venerable' on 21 December 1991 by Pope John Paul II.[7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Don Vincent Cimatti – The Don Bosco of Japan". kjcpublications.org. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  2. ^ Mampra, A; Puthenkalam, J (1999). Don Vincent Cimatti, SDB, the Don Bosco of Japan. Bangalore: Kristu Jyoti Publications, Salesians of Don Bosco. ISBN 8187370033. OCLC 184991629.
  3. ^ Penelope Penguin (2009-01-13), Vincent Cimatti, retrieved 2017-09-09
  4. ^ Lenssen, Frans A. (2013-01-18). Footprints in the ocean. History of the Catholic Church in Western Oceania (in German). Engelsdorfer Verlag. ISBN 9783862689385.
  5. ^ "Caritas Sisters of Jesus". CARITAS DON BOSCO SCHOOL. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  6. ^ "Ven. Vincent Cimatti | Salesian Missions". www.salesianmissions.org. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  7. ^ "Vincent Cimatti (1871–1965) - Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  8. ^ "Venerable Vincenzo Cimatti". CatholicSaints.Info. 2014-09-09. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
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