Eugenio Reffo, CSI (2 January 1843 – 9 May 1925) was an Italian Catholic priest and the co-founder for the Congregation of Saint Joseph.

[1][2] The process for his prospective beatification opened in the late 1970s after the Murialdines decided to launch his cause and he became titled as a Servant of God.

It made its next major stride in mid-2014 after Pope Francis confirmed his heroic virtue and titled the late priest as Venerable.

[1] His eldest brother Enrico (1831-1917) became a painter while Ermanno died aged 42 and in his life collaborated with the Vincentian Conference.

Reffo later met Leonardo Murialdo at some stage and the two co-founded the Congregation of Saint Joseph - or Murialdines - on 19 March 1873.

Reffo became Superior General after Costantino later on 26 March 1912 and his term ended in 1919 after he went blind in his left eye in 1917 which saw him unable to manage his duties.

[1][3] The beatification process opened in the Turin archdiocese in 1971 despite the fact that the Congregation for the Causes of Saints did not title Reffo as a Servant of God and launch the cause until 24 February 1979 when it issued the official "nihil obstat" edict (no objections to the cause).