Bruno Lanteri
Pio Bruno Lanteri | |
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Portrait by Michele Baretta | |
| Born | 12 May 1759 Cuneo, Piedmont |
| Residence | Torino, Italy |
| Died | 5 August 1830 Pinerolo, Italy |
| Influences | St. Ignatius of Loyola, St. Alphonsus of Liguori, St. Teresa of Avila, Fr. Nicolas Joseph Albert von Diessbach |
| Influenced | Spiritual direction, parish missions, anti-Jansenistic moral theology, St. Joseph Cafasso, St. John Bosco, Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati, St. Joseph Cottolengo |
| Major works | Réflexions sur la sainteté et la doctrine du Bienheureux Liguori (Paris, 1823) |
Pio Bruno Pancrazio Lanteri, or simply Bruno Lanteri (12 May 1759 – 5 August 1830), was a Catholic priest and founder of the religious congregation of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary in the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia in northwestern Italy in the early 19th century. His spiritual life and work centered on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola. He was also renowned for challenging Jansenism by distributing books and other publications that promoted the moral theology of St. Alphonsus Liguori, as well as establishing societies to continue this work.
Lanteri has been declared Venerable by the Catholic Church.