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The Custody of the Holy Land announces with deep sorrow the death of Fra Giovanni Battistelli ofm, former Custos of the Holy Land (04/04/1998 - 2004), of the Seraphic Province of St. Francis, Umbria (Start of his governance - 01/06/1998). Friar Giovanni returned to the Father's House October 20, 2011 at 4:00 p.m., in the Convent of Montefalco, Italy.
I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in me shall live even if he is dead (Jn 11:25).
Profile of Friar Giovanni Battistelli ofm
Obituary
I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in me shall live even if he is dead (Jn 11:25).
Profile of Friar Giovanni Battistelli ofm
Obituary