He died on 5 November 1977 in the Clinic of the English Sisters in via Cherubini.
Cardinal Giovanni Benelli blessed his remains not long after La Pira had died and a Mass was later said in the death room.
His good friend Giulio Andreotti learned on 5 February that his health had worsened and so set off at once for Florence to be with La Pira.
Paul VI honored La Pira in his Angelus address in Saint Peter's Square on 6 November.
He died on 5 November 1977 in the Clinic of the English Sisters in via Cherubini. Cardinal Giovanni Benelli blessed his remains not long after La Pira had died and a Mass was later said in the death room. His good friend Giulio Andreotti learned on 5 February that his health had worsened and so set off at once for Florence to be with La Pira. Paul VI honored La Pira in his Angelus address in Saint Peter's Square on 6 November.
Giorgio La Pira