BLESSED FRANCIS Faa di Bruno (1825 - 1888) He gave life to the work Santa Zita for maids and a home for unwed mothers. Minimum founded the Sisters of Our Lady of Suffrage. Coming from a family of military nobility; before becoming a priest was an officer in the Army of Savoy; a professor at the University of Turin; architect and mathematician. Beatified by Pope John Paul II on 25 September 1988. Patron of Engineers; commemorating March 27. Little image twentieth century devotional