Blessed Claudio Granzotto was born on August 23, 1900 in Treviso, Italy as the youngest of nine children in a peasant family family. His father died when Claudio was nine years old. He was drafted into the Italian army at age 15 and served for three years. He was a sculptor and graduated with honors from the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice in 1929. In 1933 he became professed as a brother in the Order of Friars Minor. He was known for his life of prayer, work with the poor, and his artistic skills. He died on August 15, 1947 in Padua of a brain tumor. He was beatified on November 20, 1994 in Rome.
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