Mario Borzaga

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Mario Borzaga OMI (born August 27, 1932 in Trento , † May 1960 in Laos ) was an Italian Oblate Missionary to the Immaculate Virgin Mary . He is a blessed of the Catholic Church.

Life

Mario Borzaga entered the so-called “minor seminary” as a child with the aim of becoming a priest. Addressed by a life as a missionary, he began the novitiate with the Oblate Missionaries. After studying theology and being ordained a priest, he was sent to Laos as a missionary . After a short time he was murdered together with his catechist Paul Thoj Xyooj Paj Lug on a missionary trip.

beatification

The beatification process for Mario Borzaga OMI began in 2008.

On December 11, 2016, Mario Borzaga was beatified by Cardinal Orlando Quevedo OMI together with Paul Thoj Xyooj Paj Lug and 15 other martyrs in Vientiane .

literature

  • Fabio Ciardi: Il sogno e la realtà: Mario Borzaga, martire . Ancora, Milan 2000, ISBN 88-7610-835-1 .
  • F. Dorigoni: La realtà del Laos. Ricordo di Padre Mario Borzaga . In: Vita Trentina , LXXIV (1999), No. 2, p. 9.
  • N. Ferrara: Sorprendenti intuizioni di Padre Mario Borzaga sul suo martirio . Associazione Amici di p. Mario.
  • N. Ferrara: Borzaga e il mistero di Maria Associazione . Amici di padre Mario.
  • A. Zanoni: Addio, monti del Laos! Note di vita missionaria nel Laos settentrionale . LER Napoli Roma, Marigliano 1986.
  • Gaetano Drago: Un eroe del Laos: dalle lettere del padre Mario Borzaga, OMI Editrice missioni OMI, Roma 1965.
  • Giuseppe Cellucci: Padre Mario Borzaga missionario oblato di Maria Immacolata, martire nel Laos. MGM, Roma 1995.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ La Croix: Dix missionnaires français béatifiés au Laos , accessed on December 13, 2016.

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personal data
SURNAME Borzaga, Mario
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian clergyman, Oblate of the Immaculate Virgin Mary
DATE OF BIRTH August 27, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Trent
DATE OF DEATH May 1960
Place of death Laos