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|major_shrine= |suppressed_date= |issues= |prayer= |prayer_attrib= }} The Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, T.O.S.D., was an Italian Catholic social activist, who was a member of the Third Order of St. Dominic. He has been beatified by the Roman Catholic Church. ==Biography== Frassati was born in Turin into a prominent family, which owned the noted liberal newspaper ''La Stampa''. His father, an agnostic, had founded the newspaper and was active in national politics. He served in the Italian Senate and was later their country's ambassador to Germany.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pier Giorgio Frassati - Vincentian Encyclopedia )〕 Though an average student, Frassati was known among his peers for his devotion and piety. Frassati was dedicated to works of social action, charity, prayer and community. He was involved with Catholic youth and student groups, the Apostleship of Prayer, Catholic Action, and was a member of the Third Order of St. Dominic.〔 He would often say, "Charity is not enough; we need social reform."〔 He helped establish a newspaper entitled ''Momento'', whose principles were based on Pope Leo XIII's encyclical, ''Rerum novarum''. He joined the St. Vincent de Paul Society in 1918 and spent much of his time helping the poor. Frassati died in 1925 of poliomyelitis. His family expected Turin's elite and political figures to come to offer their condolences and attend the funeral; they naturally expected to find many of his friends there as well. They were surprised, however, to find the streets of the city lined with thousands of mourners as the cortege passed by, out of the reverence felt for him among the many people he had directly helped during his brief life. He was buried in the family crypt in the Pollone Cemetery of the city.〔(Pier Giorgio Frassati "Biografía" )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pier Giorgio Frassati」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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