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Gaetano was born to a very pious
family on the 14th of February, 1879, at Chorio Di San Lorenzo, Reggio Calabria,
Italy. He was ordained a parish priest on September 20, 1902. In the parish in
which he served, he established a confraternity of the Holy Face. Gaetano was
very devoted to the Holy Eucharist. He was the spiritual director for several
religious institutions, a hospital, a prison and a seminary, for many years. In
1935 he founded the Congregation of the Daughters of Saint Veronica
(Missionaries of the Holy Face). The Congregation received diocesan approval
in 1958. Gaetano died in the Odour of Sanctity on April 4, 1963. He was
Beatified on May 4, 1997 by Pope John Paul II. He was
Canonized on 10/23/05.
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