Background
Dusmet was born in Palermo in 1818 to nobility.
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Education
Dusmet was educated at the abbey of San Martino delle Scales from the age of five and would later teach philosophy and theology at Benedictine houses.
Career
He was beatified on 25 September 1988 by Pope John Paul II and his cause for canonization still continues. He was born to Luigi Dusmet and Maria dei Dragonetti. He was appointed Archbishop of Catania by Pope Pius IX in 1867 and was later elevated to the cardinalate in 1889 by Pope Leo XIII. His relics were later translated to the Catania Cathedral in May 1904.
Beatification
In the first step towards sainthood, Pope Pius XI proclaimed him to be a Servant of God with the commencement of his cause of canonization on 7 January 1931.
On 15 July 1965, Pope Paul VI signed a decree that recognized his heroic virtues, thereby naming him Venerable. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II on 25 September 1988.
One final miracle is needed for his canonization.
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Religion
Catholic Church