"He didn’t want a life of spiritual mediocrity, he didn’t want mere worldly success, he wanted the heights of intimacy with Christ and service to the poor."
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Robert Barron, Reflections on Pier Giorgio Frassati (April 23, 2013)
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Pier Giorgio Frassati
Pier Giorgio Frassati (6 April 1901–4 July 1925) was an Italian Roman Catholic social activist and a member from the Third Order of Saint Dominic.
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