Alessandro Gavazzi
Roman Catholic priest turned evangelical Christian
Died when: 79 years 294 days (957 months)Star Sign: Aries
Alessandro Gavazzi (21 March 1809 – 9 January 1889) was an Italian preacher and patriot.He at first became a monk (1825), and attached himself to the Barnabites at Naples, where he afterwards (1829) acted as professor of rhetoric.
He left the church, and became best known as a provocative speaker against Catholicism, touring Europe and the United States.
Protests against him broke out in Canada in 1853, causing numerous deaths in the Gavazzi Riots.
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