Usikelelwe uClaudio Granzotto, oyiNgcwele womhla we-6 Septemba

(23 Agasti 1900 - 15 Agasti 1947)

Imbali kaClaudio Granzotto
Uzalelwe eSanta Lucia del Piave kufutshane neVenice, uClaudio wayengoyena mncinci kubantwana abasithoba kwaye wayeqhele ukusebenza emasimini. Kwiminyaka eyi-9, waphulukana notata wakhe. Kwiminyaka emithandathu kamva wabizelwa emkhosini wase-Italiya, apho wakhonza iminyaka engaphezu kwemithathu.

Izakhono zakhe zobugcisa, ngakumbi ezobugcisa, zamkhokelela ekubeni afunde kwiAkhademi yezobuGcisa eVenice, eyathi yamnika idiploma enamanqaku apheleleyo ngo-1929. Sele enomdla ngokukodwa kwezobugcisa bezenkolo. Xa uClaudius wangena phakathi kwe-Friars Minor kwiminyaka emine emva koko, umfundisi weparishi yakhe wabhala: "UMyalelo awufumani kuphela igcisa kodwa ingcwele". Umthandazo, isisa kubantu abahluphekileyo kunye nomsebenzi wobugcisa obonakalise ubomi bakhe buphazanyiswa yithumba lobuchopho. Usweleke kumsitho woNyuko, ngomhla we-15 kweyeThupha, ngo-Agasti, kwaye wanikwa imbeko ngo-1947.

Ukucingisisa
UClaudio uye waba ngumkroli ogqwesileyo kangangokuba umsebenzi wakhe uyaqhubekeka ujikisa abantu besiya kuThixo.Angomntu ungamaziyo ebunzimeni, wajamelana ngenkalipho nayo yonke imiqobo, ebonisa ububele, ukholo kunye novuyo awalufunda kuFrancis waseAssisi.