Gioacchino La Lomia

Gioacchino La Lomia (3 March 1831 – 30 July 1905) - born Gaetano La Lomia, religious name Gioacchino Fedele da Canicattì - was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member from the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. La Lomia served as part of a papal-commissioned mission to Brazil where he dedicated himself to works of evangelization and the preservation of culture. He was a noted preacher and served as a confessor to Emperor Pedro II.

La Lomia's cause for canonization commenced and he was titled as a Servant of God when it commenced. In 2002 he was named as Venerable upon confirmation of his life of heroic virtue.