Francesco Maria da Camporosso

Francesco Maria da Camporosso (27 December 1804 - 17 September 1866) - born Giovanni Croese - was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious from the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.

[2][3] On 14 October 1822 he approached the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin as a postulant and in the fall of 1824 at Voltri assumed a new name for himself.

[1] The friar often said that he was more blessed in giving than in receiving while providing help and comfort to all those in need through disseminating merciful love to all and examples of virtue amongst the workers and the poor people of the port.

[2] The sainthood process commenced under Pope Leo XIII on 9 August 1896 in which the late Franciscan friar was named as a Servant of God.

[4] The cause for his sainthood was opened on 30 March 1931,[4] and the confirmation of two more additional miracles allowed for Pope John XXIII to canonize the friar on 9 December 1962.