Eduardo Francisco Pironio
His Eminence Servant of God Eduardo Francisco Cardinal Pironio (3 December 1920-5 February 1998) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal-Bishop.
Eduardo Pironio was the youngest of 22 children. Months before his death, in an interview he stated that: "I am the twenty-second child, the last born, and I have to recognize that the story is somewhat miraculous. My parents were Italians. The only reason they went to Argentina was to get married. When their first son was born, my mother was only 18 years old, and she became gravely ill. She was in bed for six months, unable to move. When she recovered, the doctors told her that she would not be able to have more children, and that if she did, her life would be in grave danger."
On 30 June 2006 the Diocese of Rome began requesting testimonies about the life and sanctity of Cardinal Pironio. As President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, Cardinal Pironio, together with Pope John Paul II, was a promoter of the first World Youth Day.
Related websites
Read the full article about Eduardo Francisco Pironio
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Eduardo Francisco Pironio
