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Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows
Italian Passionist student
Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows (Francesco Possenti) C.P. | |
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A depiction of Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows wearing the Passionist Habit. The Passionist Sign, part of the Habit, is on his chest. | |
| Born | (1838-03-01)1 March 1838 Assisi, Papal States (now Italy) |
| Died | 27 February 1862(1862-02-27) (aged 23) Isola del Gran Sasso, Kingdom of Italy |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 31 May 1908, Rome, Italy by Pope Pius X |
| Canonized | 13 May 1920, Rome, Italy by Pope Benedict XV |
| Major shrine | San Gabriele, Teramo, Abruzzi |
| Feast | 27 February |
| Attributes | Passionist Habit and Sign |
| Patronage | Students, Youth, Clerics, Seminarians, Abruzzi |
Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows (born Francesco Possenti 1 March 1838 – 27 February 1862) was an Italian Passionist clerical student.
Born to a professional family, he gave up ambitions of a secular career to enter the Passionist