MEdaglia d’oro to military valor of the Italian state and example of martyrdom for the Church, Salvo D’Acquisto starts towards the glory of the altars. Pope Francis, despite the disease, gave the go -ahead to the Dicastery of the causes of the saints for the promulgation of the decree concerning The recognition of Blessed of the carabinieri deputy vicebrigadier. The signature took place during the hospitalization of the Pope at the Gemelli Polyclinic.
Who is Salvo D’Acquisto and because Pope Francis has decided to do it blessed
Courage has many faces and, certainly also has that of Salvo D’Acquisto, The young carabiniere who on September 23, 1943 made a gesture of extraordinary heroism. In those dark days that followed the armistice, when Italy was torn between Nazi occupation and resistance, Purchase wrote a page of history Which today finally finds recognition not only in the civil memory but also in the religious memory.
The sacrifice in Palidoro
In Palidoro, a small town on the outskirts of Rome, A drama was consumed that contains the essence of the Christian sacrifice. Twenty -two innocent civilians, raked for an alleged retaliation after an explosion that had killed two German soldiers, were about to be shot. In front of that barely carved pit, terrible symbol of an imminent and unjust death, The Neapolitan deputy thudrigadier made a decision which transcends human understanding: offer one’s life in exchange for theirs.
The vicebrigadier of the carabinieri Salvo D’Acquisto. The Pope from Gemelli decided that except for purchase could soon be blessed. (Handle)
The memory and the homage
In remembering the martyr, in September 2023, eighty years after his death, Pope Francis described the gesture of Salvo D’Acquisto as “the imitation of Jesus” who gave life to free us from the power of death. The Pope highlighted how his history represents a warning against individualism and hatred, offering an authentic message of love. And, meeting officers and soldiers of the Carabinieri, the Pope had also added that “The history and sacrifice of the Deputy Brigadier d’Acquisto also represent a very topical warning today».
The path to beatification
The road to the beatification of Salvo D’Acquisto, It was facilitated by a reform wanted by Pope Francis. In fact, in fact, the consultation of theologians, to proceed with the canonization, had excluded the requirements of the martyrdom, requesting the recognition of a miracle attributable to him. The Motu his own maiorem hac dilectionempromulgated in 2017, however, recognizes as a martyr who offers their lives for another individual. This unlocked the path to beatification. In the coming weeks the date of the ceremony in which the hero carabiniere will be formally proclaimed blessed will be set.
Salvo d’Acquisto, a legacy for the present
In a world that often forgets the value of sacrifice and altruism, The figure of that young Neapolitan vicebrigadierthat on that distant September he deliberately chose to die for others to live, It emerges as a lighthouse of hope and lively testimonyembodying the highest values of humanity and service.
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