Pier Giorgio Frassati

“David Bellusci’s book is a well-documented and elegantly written journey into the fascinating life of Pier Giorgio Frassati. Through a detailed analysis of his letters, some of which are made available to the Anglophone readers for the first time, it provides crucial insights into Frassati’s intellectual and spiritual growth, and his social-political commitments in the aftermath of WWI.”


—Daniele Lorenzini, University of Warwick





“Dominican Father David Bellusci has managed to produce a biography of Frassati that is not only eminently readable, but highly engaging as well! I was so fascinated by the Frassati story that I read the whole thing in an afternoon. The man I met in those pages is one I will forever value as a friend and companion on my Christian journey.”


—Martin Farrell, OP, Dominican University College, and Dominican Friars Health Care Ministries of New York





“Bellusci delivers both a hagiography and biography in one. His formidable use of primary sources is exceeded only by the exhaustive account of the saint’s political involvement. Bellusci’s achievement in retelling this oft-overlooked part of Frassati’s life cannot be praised enough, especially in light of modern-day PC culture that marginalizes those uniting politics with faith. An extraordinarily atypical life story, retold by Bellusci in remarkable fashion.”


—Andrzej Skulski, Military Chaplain, Royal Canadian Navy