Jose Mario Pantaleo (August 1, 1915 in Pistoia, Tuscany – August 19, 1992 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) was an Italian priest who lived most of his life in Argentina. He is known as Padre Mario. He was well known for the healings of thousands as well as for the construction of a Foundation in González Catán, Buenos Aires Province which includes among other things free health care and education up to college level.
Jose Mario Pantaleo was the son of...
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Jose Mario Pantaleo (August 1, 1915 in Pistoia, Tuscany – August 19, 1992 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) was an Italian priest who lived most of his life in Argentina. He is known as Padre Mario. He was well known for the healings of thousands as well as for the construction of a Foundation in González Catán, Buenos Aires Province which includes among other things free health care and education up to college level.
Jose Mario Pantaleo was the son of successful businessman Enrico Pantaleo and Ida Melani. Much of the Pantaleo family's wealth was lost as a result of World War I. In February 1927, Mario, who already had endured a terrible bout of pneumonia that almost cost his life, and his family emigrated to Cordoba, Argentina, where Enrico's brother had business interests. Enrico's entrepreneurships didn't work out in Argentina, so in 1931 the family returned to Italy. At that time, Mario already knew his own destiny: to be a priest. On December 3, 1944, Jose Mario Pantaleo completed his...
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