The relics of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati will be taken to Sydney, Australia, for the celebration of World Youth Day there, at the request of the event's organizers.Pier Giorgio Frassati, born in 1901 into an influential family in Turin, won an extraordinary reputation for piety and social activism in his short life.
Pope John Paul II, who beatified him in 1990, referred to Blessed Pier Giorgio as "the man of the beatitudes."
Devotion to Pier Giorgio spread quickly across the world after his death in 1925, and he is particularly popular in Australia. He is one of 10 co-patrons of this year's celebration of World Youth Day.
The relics of Bless Pier Giorgio will be taken from the cathedral in Turin, where they now lie, to Sydney.
On July 4, his feast day, the relics will be at the Sydney cathedral as Cardinal George Pell celebrates Mass there.
During World Youth Day, participants will be able to venerate the relics in the cathedral.
An exhibit on the life of Pier Giorgio will be available as well, organized under the sponsorship of the Italian bishops' conference.
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