Ambrogio Grittani

Ambrogio Grittani, was an Italian Servant of God.
He founded the Oblates of Saint Benedict-Joseph Labre.

Life

He and his four brothers were orphaned by their parents in 1912, they later moved to his uncle's house in Bitritto.
In 1928, he joined the Seminary of Bari and, later in 1924, he joined the Pontifical Regional Seminary of Molfetta.
On July 25, 1931, he was ordained a priest, later gaining a degree in theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University.
During a stay in Assisi for a course of spiritual exercises, he decided to dedicate his life to the poor.
In 1943, with the help of volunteers he founded the Oblates of Saint Benedict Joseph Labre, named after Saint Benedict Joseph Labre. The oblate was later approved by the bishops of Puglia, in 1945.
In 1948, he constructed the building for the Oblates of Saint Benedict Joseph Labre.

Due to poor health and stress, he died on April 30, 1951 in Molfetta.

In 1990, his cause for beatification was opened.
He was declared venerable by Pope Francis on January 26, 2018.