Giuseppe Caronia (15 May 1884 – 15 January 1977) was an Italian politician.

Giuseppe Caronia
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Giuseppe Caronia
Born(1884-05-15)15 May 1884
Died15 January 1977(1977-01-15) (aged 92)
NationalityItalian
OccupationPolitician

Caronia was born in San Cipirello. He represented the Christian Democracy party in the Constituent Assembly of Italy from 1946 to 1948 and in the Chamber of Deputies from 1948 to 1958. He nominated Pope Pius XII for a Nobel Peace Prize in 1948.[1] In 1996 he was recognized as Righteous Among the Nations by the Yad Vashem.[2]

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  1. ^ "Nomination Database - Peace". April 2020.
  2. ^ "The Righteous Among the Nations".

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