Carretto
Carretto is a surname. Notable people with this surname include: * Carlo Carretto (1910–1988), Italian religious author of the Catholic congregation of the Little Brothers of the Gospel. * Luca Carretto (born 1984), Italian footballer See also * Del Carretto The House of Del Carretto is the name of an old and influential Italian noble family, whose members occupied many important political and ecclesiastical positions in an area of the Italian Peninsula. History The Del Carretto family has descend ...

Carlo Carretto
Carlo Carretto (2 April 1910 – 4 October 1988) was an Italian writer, Catholic priest, and member of the Little Brothers of the Gospel. Biography Early life Born in a peasant family from the Langhe, Carretto was the third of six children, four of whom went on to join religious orders. Early in his life, the family moved to a suburban neighborhood in Turin, where there was a Salesian oratory which would have much influence on the formation of the whole Carretto family. He became a teacher and worked with Italian Catholic youth. Social activism He entered the youth sector of the Catholic Action in Turin at the age of twenty-three by the invitation of its then president Luigi Gedda. After completing his studies, he graduated in Philosophy from Turin. From 1936 to 1952, his involvement in Catholic Action grew until he became its National Youth President. In 1940, after winning a competition, he was sent to be the Educational Director in Bono, Sardinia. But his involve ...
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