1909–1965 · Complete English edition
Giuseppe
Castagnetti
Venerable Servant of GodA family man, worker, mayor and man of faith. Discover his life, civic service, spirituality and ecclesial cause through testimony and documents.
Life
Before the mayor, the man: a life born in the Modenese Apennines, shaped by work and family, and lived as responsibility towards others.
02The mayor
Fourteen years at the service of a community wounded by war: from liberation to reconstruction, attentive to people and the concrete needs of the area.
03Faith and spirituality
Prayer, Franciscan spirituality and charity took shape in family life, work and service to the community.
04Understanding the cause
The cause of beatification is a formal Church process based on the collection, examination and evaluation of testimony and documents.
05Testimonies
Family members, friends and collaborators offer attributed personal memories, kept distinct from official and archival documents.
06Documents and archive
Historical records, studies, photographs and ecclesiastical sources accompany the narrative and allow readers to return to the available evidence.
07Timeline
A unified chronology helps distinguish the stages of his personal life, civic responsibility and ecclesial cause.
08For schools
A learning path connecting local history, civic education, memory and public responsibility.
09Events and memory
Public meetings, research, celebrations and cultural initiatives continue to preserve and deepen knowledge of Giuseppe Castagnetti.
10Contacts and support
A space to contact the family and learn transparently how initiatives dedicated to Giuseppe Castagnetti may be supported.
11The project and its sources
A place of memory, an educational resource and a documentary path dedicated to Giuseppe Castagnetti.
12Visit data and privacy
The public site is designed to minimise the collection of visitor information.