Alessandro Franchi
1819–1878 (age 59)
Biography
Alessandro Franchi was an Italian Catholic priest whose ecclesiastical career spanned much of the nineteenth century. His religious vocation reflected the enduring role of the Church in Italian society during a period of significant political and social transformation.
Franchi's life of service to the Catholic Church was commemorated at Campo Verano, Rome's principal cemetery, where he was laid to rest. His priesthood encompassed a crucial period in Church history marked by the unification of Italy and the emergence of the modern papacy.