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Luigi Variara (15 January 1875 - 1 February 1923) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Salesians of Don Bosco. He served for most of his life as part of the missions in Colombia where he worked with lepers and the children of outcast lepers.
Apr 14, 2002 · Blessed Luigi Variara was born in Viarigi (Asti), Italy, on 15 January 1875 and died on 1 February 1923 in Cucuta, Colombia. He was an apostle to the lepers in Colombia and founder of the congregation of the Daughters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary who ran the homes he set up for lepers.
Blessed Luigi Variara was born in Viarigi, Italy, on 15 January 1875 and died on 1 February 1923 in Cucuta, Colombia. He was an apostle to the lepers in Colombia and founder of the congregation of the Daughters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary who ran the homes he set up for lepers.
Luigi Variara was born in Viarigi in the province of Asti on 15 January 1875 of a deeply Christian family. His father Pietro had heard Don Bosco speak in 1856, when he had arrived in the village to preach a mission.
Blessed Luigi Variara was born in Viarigi (Asti), Italy, on 15 January 1875 and died on 1 February 1923 in Cucuta, Colombia. He was an apostle to the lepers in Colombia and founder of the congregation of the Daughters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary who ran the homes he set up for lepers.
Apr 8, 2024 · Father Luigi Variara’s life story epitomizes the journey of a devout Catholic from Italy to the remote and desolate lands of Agua de Dios, Colombia, where he dedicated himself to serving the marginalized and diseased lepers.
Blessed Luigi Variara passed away on 1 February 1923 in Colombia due to natural causes. His extraordinary virtues and dedicated service to God and humanity were officially recognized on 2 April 1993 when Pope John Paul II declared him venerable.
