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Italian Passionist student

Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows (Francesco Possenti) C.P.
A depiction of Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows wearing the Passionist Habit. The Passionist Sign, part of the Habit, is on his chest.
Born	(1838-03-01)1 March 1838 Assisi, Papal States (now Italy)
Died	27 February 1862(1862-02-27) (aged 23) Isola del Gran Sasso, Kingdom of Italy
Venerated in	Catholic Church
Beatified	31 May 1908, Rome, Italy by Pope Pius X
Canonized	13 May 1920, Rome, Italy by Pope Benedict XV
Major shrine	San Gabriele, Teramo, Abruzzi
Feast	27 February
Attributes	Passionist Habit and Sign
Patronage	Students, Youth, Clerics, Seminarians, Abruzzi

Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows (born Francesco Possenti 1 March 1838 – 27 February 1862) was an Italian Passionist clerical student.

Born to a professional family, he gave up ambitions of a secular career to enter the Passionist