Alfredo Frassati was an influential Italian journalist, politician, and diplomat, best known as the co-founder and director of the newspaper La Stampa. He born 5 September 1868 in Pollone, Italy and died 21 May 1961 in Turin, Italy.
He rose to prominence in Italian public life, serving as a senator and later as Italy’s ambassador to Germany, where he played a significant role in international relations. Married to the painter Adelaide Ametis, he was the father of two children, Pier Giorgio Frassati, who became world-renowned for his deep faith and social work and was later beatified by the Catholic Church, and Luciana Frassati, a writer. Though Alfredo often held secular and liberal views that contrasted with his son’s devout Catholicism, his long life left a mark on Italian journalism and politics, while his family name lives on through Pier Giorgio’s spiritual legacy.
His son Pier Giorgio Frassati was an Italian Catholic activist, known for his deep faith, charity, and dedication to social justice. Born on 6 April 1901 in Turin, Italy, to Alfredo Frassati, a prominent journalist and politician, and Adelaide Ametis, a painter, he grew up in a wealthy family but lived a life of simplicity and service. A student of engineering, Pier Giorgio spent much of his time helping the poor, the sick, and the marginalized, often giving away his own belongings to those in need. Despite his family’s secular outlook, he developed a profound spiritual life, rooted in prayer, the Eucharist, and devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. He contracted polio, likely from caring for the sick, and died on 4 July 1925 in Turin at the age of 24. His holiness and service inspired thousands, and in 1990 Pope John Paul II beatified him, calling him the “Man of the Beatitudes.” Today, Pier Giorgio is considered a patron for young people and a model of faith in action.
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