Profile Priest of the vicariate of Rome. Missionary to Turkey in the Fidei Donum program. Murdered in church, reportedly as an anti-Christian attack. Preliminary work is underway on his Cause for Canonization has been introduced, and an examination into his possible martyrdom.
Born September 7, 1945 in Priverno, Latina, Italy
Died shot from behind with a 9mm handgun on February 5, 2006 while kneeling in prayer in the Santa Maria Church in Trabzon, Turkey; he was killed by Oguzhan Akdin who was 16 years old at the time and claimed to have been influenced by anti-Christian propaganda and the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoon controversy
Venerated; pending; if you have information relevant to the Cause of Father Andrea, contact
Associazione Don Andrea Santoro
Viale delle Provincie, 47
00162Roma, ITALY
Additional Information Corriere della Sera - italiano
Independent Online
Spero News
Turkish Weekly
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