Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, born on April 6, 1901 to a prominent and wealthy Italian family, became a popular role model very soon after he died on July 4th of 1925 at age 24.

Pope Leo XIV canonized Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis on September 7, marking the first saints of his papacy. Frassati, born in Turin in 1901, was known for his deep spirituality, love for the poor,

Pier Giorgio Frassati was canonised alongside teen saint Carlo Acutis during a ceremony at the Vatican on 7 September 2025. It marked the culmination of a long process for the saint who has come to be known as the 'Man of the Beatitudes.

Frassati's spiritual biographer, Fr. Paolo Asolan, addressed devotees of the new saint hours before his canonization in Rome.

Register contributor Debbie Cowden had some great ideas to ring in the moments including games like "Who Said It" where friends and family try to stump each other on who knows more of the soon-to-be-saints' quotes or even baking a dessert using Nutella since that was Carlo Acutis' favorite treat.

Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati died almost 100 years ago, but he would have fit in perfectly with many Catholics' groups of friends.