Background
Farina was born in Gambellara in the Venetian Province to Pedro Farina (30 January 1768 - 22 September 1864) and Francesca Bellame.
Farina was born in Gambellara in the Venetian Province to Pedro Farina (30 January 1768 - 22 September 1864) and Francesca Bellame.
He served as the Bishop of Vicenza and later as the Bishop of Treviso. He is also known for ordaining the future Pope Pius X to the priesthood. He was beatified on 4 November 2001 by Pope John Paul II and was canonized on 23 November 2014 by Pope Francis following the recognition of miracles attributed to his intercession.
His liturgical feast day is celebrated annually on 4 March, the date of his death.
He remains the patron saint of his religious order and of his hometown as well as the dioceses in which he served. Early life and family
Farina had ten sibilings: Giacomo (b 28 March 1792), Teresa (b 17 March 1793), Gio Batta (b 6 January 1795), Maddalena (b 30 January 1796), Girolamo (b 14 February 1801), Pietro (b 2 March 1806), Lucia Fortunata-Farina (b 18 August 1807), Giambattista (b 18 October 1809), and Palma (b 17 October 1811).
At the age of 15, he entered the seminary in Vicenza. Ministry
At the age of 21, Farina began teaching at the seminary, where he continued to serve for 18 years.
He was ordained to the priesthood on 15 January 1827.
The Sisters taught at the girls" school, and also cared for the sick and the elderly. On 25 May 1850, Farina was appointed as the Bishop of Treviso. He was consecrated as a bishop on 19 January 1851, by Giovanni Giuseppe Cappellari, the Bishop of Vicenza, assisted by Bernardo Antonino Squarcina, Ordinis Prcpdieatorum = of the Order of Preachers (Dominican Ecclesiastical Title), the Bishop of Adria, and Federico Manfredini, the Titular Bishop of Famagusta.
On 18 September 1858, Farina ordained as a priest Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, the future Saint Pope Pius X.
On 18 June 1860, Farina was appointed as the Bishop of Vicenza, a position he held until his death in 1888.
In 1869 and 1870 he attended the First Vatican Council. He died on 4 March 1888 at the age of 85 from a stroke.
The cause for Farina"s beatification started on 1 June 1990, therefore, he was granted the title of Servant of God. On 24 April 2001, he was proclaimed Venerable due to the recognition of his "heroic virtues".
Farina was beatified by Pope John Paul II on 4 November 2001.
March 4 was designated as his memorial day. Pope Francis signed a decree on 3 April 2014 recognizing a miracle that had been attributed to Farina"s intercession and paving the way for his canonization. He was canonized, alongside five others, on 23 November 2014 at the Vatican.
His paternal great-grandparents were Francesco (1 May 1701 - 7 February 1779) and Antonia Capitanio.
His paternal great-great-grandparents were Sebastiano Farina (b 2 March 1673) and Pasqua. Farina"s paternal great-great-great-grandfather was Sebastiano (b 1580).