Nació en Castelnuovo Don Bosco (Piamonte, Italia) el año 1811. De joven optó por la carrera eclesiástica y, hechos los estudios, recibió la ordenación sacerdotal en 1833.
Su vida discurrió, serena pero intensa, en Turín. Ingresó en la Tercera Orden de san Francisco, como hicieron sus santos colegas Juan Bosco y José Benito Cottolengo.
Se incorporó al "Convitto" Eclesiástico de San Francisco de Asís, fundado por Don Guala, en el que los nuevos sacerdotes completaban su formación, y desde la cátedra y el confesonario formó maestros de fe, y hombres y mujeres de Dios.
Se le encontraba también con frecuencia en las cárceles atendiendo a los detenidos, o acompañando a los condenados a muerte. Formó un plantel de excelentes sacerdotes entre los que destaca san Juan Bosco. Murió en Turín el 23 de junio de 1860. Pío XII lo proclamó patrono de los encarcelados.
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