 He became titled as Venerable on 5 July 2018 when Pope Francis confirmed that he had lived a life of heroic virtue.Giorgio La Pira was born on 9 January 1904 in Pozzallo to a Sicilian packing-house worker.He was the first of six children born to Gaetano La Pira (27 August 1870 – 1937) and Angela Occhipinti (24 June 1876 – 1943).