Bl. Johann Nepomuk von Tschiderer zu Gleifheim

Johann Nepomuk von Tschiderer was born in 1777 in Bolzano, in the Tyrol, to a noble family. He was ordained in 1800 and worked as a parish priest and seminary teacher in the German-speaking part of the Diocese of Trent. In every parish he became known for his zeal and generosity.

In 1834 he was named Prince-Bishop of Trent. For twenty-five years he gave away most of his income, to the point of living very simply himself. He built churches and schools and founded a seminary. He died in 1860. John Paul II beatified him in Trent in 1995.

Johann Nepomuk von Tschiderer zu Gleifheim was beatified in 1995.

Beatification allows public veneration, usually in a particular region or religious family. Canonization extends it to the whole Church.