Luigi Bosio

After his ordination, Father Luigi Bosio was a parochial vicar in Legnago from 1932 to 1937, looking after the Salus oratory and teaching literature. In 1937, he became rector of Presina, then its first parish priest in 1939. On June 9, 1940, he was appointed parish priest of Belfiore d'Adige. There, he conceived and launched the project for a new parish church dedicated to the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the foundation stone of which was laid on June 14, 1943. He mobilized the entire population for the work. He also founded the bulletins Cittadella Cristiana and Jerusalem Nova. Close to the poor, he was inspired by the work of Saint John Calabria, while facing misunderstandings with obedience.

In December 1969, Bishop Giuseppe Carraro asked him to resign from his position as parish priest to become a canon of the Cathedral of Verona. Father Luigi obeyed humbly and celebrated his farewell mass on March 8, 1970. At the cathedral, he spent twenty-four years hearing confessions and offering spiritual direction sought by many faithful and religious. At the same time, he actively supported the work of Father Vito Guarato in El Salvador for disabled children, inspiring the monstrance-shaped architecture of the Sanctuary-Hospital of the "Cristo Sofferente."

Afflicted with chronic lymphocytic leukemia since 1983, Father Luigi Bosio passed away on January 27, 1994, at the Borgo Trento clinic in Verona. His funeral was celebrated by Bishop Attilio Nicora. In March 2013, his remains were transferred to the crypt of the Cathedral of Verona. His cause for beatification, opened on December 1, 2008, by Bishop Giuseppe Zenti, concluded at the diocesan level on January 29, 2012. On November 7, 2018, Pope Francis authorized the promulgation of the decree recognizing his heroic virtues, conferring upon him the title of Venerable.

The spirituality of Father Luigi Bosio unites monastic contemplation, marked by his time with the Benedictines of Praglia, with pastoral action. He dedicated a deep love to the liturgy, Gregorian chant, and silence. His spiritual testament, written on April 10, 1993, expresses his joy at having remained simple like a child in the arms of the Virgin Mary. His legacy remains alive in Belfiore d'Adige and at the Cathedral of Verona.