Filippo Smaldone


Saint Filippo Smaldone was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and is regarded now as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. He founded the Salesian Sisters of the Sacred Hearts and is known for his extensive work with the deaf.

Smaldone was born in Naples in 1848 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1871 during his time in the seminary he began efforts to help the deaf of his native city. He also did work with the sick and nearly died of a plague. He credited his survival to Our Lady of Pompeii. In 1885 he founded an institution for the deaf at Lecce and went on to work with the blind as well and also orphans before dying at 75 from diabetesrelated complications.

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