BIOGRAPHY OF ST.

JOSEPH MARELLO

Joseph Jeffrey Stephen Viale Marello- complete name of St. Joseph Marello

Joseph-came from the name of his grandmother Josefa and his grandfather Jose

Jeffrey-the name given by his aunt

Stephen-came from St.Stephen

Mare(Marello)-means”sea”

Dec.26,1844-the date of his birth and his baptism

Turin.Italy-birthplace of joseph

Vincenzo Marello and Anna Maria Viale-his parents

Venaria Reale-hometown of his mother

San Martino Alfleri-hometown of his father

Anna Maria-second wife of Vincenzo;she died on 1848

The “saint”-the title given to Anna Maria

Setting a little altar and acting like a priest-his favorite recreation

Don Giovannt Battista Torchio-the village pastor

1856-he completed the prescribed five years of grammar or elementary

Our lady of mercy shrine in Savonna-where they had a pilgrimage with his father as a reward for his
good scholastic records.

-the place where he first felt that he wanted to enter seminary

Nov.9,1856-Joseph entered the seminary

Vittorio-younger brother of Joseph

-he died in 1927 after serving for forty years as mayor of native town

Magdalena Secco-first wife of Vincenzo

Caterina Secco-second mother of joseph Marello,sister of Magdalena

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Some of the characteristics of Joseph Marello: Spiritualty of Joseph Marello

S – Simplicity 1.Union with God

H – Honesty 2.Hidden Life

A – Availability 3.Humility

U – Union with God 4. Hard Work

H – Humility / Humbleness 5.Total decline to the interest of Jesus in imitation

of St. Joseph)

1862- Joseph’s vocation was put to a severe test (he yielded to his father’s desire of leavening the
seminary)

December,1863 - he fell seriously of typhoid fever.

February,1864 - he went back to seminary in ASTI.

September 19,1868 - he was ordained to the priesthood in cathedral of ASTI.

Bishop Carlo Savio-Bishop of Asti who ordained Joseph to priesthood.

-he made Joseph Marello stayed in Asti to be his secretary.

-Became the constant friend and counselor of Joseph Marello.

November 21,1869-Bishop Savio chose Fr. Marello to accompany him to Rome to attend the Vatican
council and there he met Cardinal Gioacchino Pecci who later became Pope Leo XIII

December 8,1869 - Pope Pius IX opened the council.

July 1870 - Bishop Savio and Fr. Marello returned to Asti.

Bishop Giuseppe Ronco - the successor of Bishop Savio.

Jan.17,1978