Monsignore Anzino’s greatest contributions to Italy resulted from his role as intermediary between 2 post unification Kings and the Popes in Rome. This role was fraught with political and religious drama as Pope Pius IX had excommunicated King Victor Emanuele II of Italy, (and others), after the King’s army wrested control of the Papal States in central Italy from the Pope in 1871. Some of the articles mentioned at the bottom of this page allude to this conflict and drama.
- What we know about Monsignore Valerio Giuseppe Bienventu Anzino
- 1832 … Born to Giovanni Domenico Anzino and Ippolita (Lusana) Anzino on September 6, 1832 in Fubine, Italy
- Ippolita (Gotta) Marchisa, Alessandro Marchisa’s mother, shared a grandmother, Teresa (Sala) Anzino, with the Monsignore, making them first cousins
- The Monsignor was a nephew of Monsignore Giusseppe Anzino who also served King Victor Emanuele II as a tutor to the Princes of the House of Savoy
- 1847 (15 Yrs Old) … The Monsignore left Fubine at an early age, (15 or younger), to study in Torino.
- The Monsignore held many positions, including:
- 1848 (16 Yrs Old)… Appointed as a supernumerary cleric of Carlo Alberto, King of Sardinia/Piedmont. Carlo Alberto was Vittorio Emanuele II’s father
- 1850?(18 Yrs Old)… Tutor to the Princes of the House of Savoy, sons of Vittorio Emanuele II, teaching them Religion and Philosophy
- 1857 (25 Yrs Old)… Secretary in the office of the Chaplain of the Elemosiniere, (office of Almoner), led by his uncle Monsignore Giuseppe Anzino, serving Vittorio Emanuele II in Turino
- 1866 (34 Yrs Old)… Military Chaplain in the religious office at headquarters during the 1866 war against the Austrians
- 1868 (36 Yrs Old)… Chaplain of the Royal House in Torino
- 1872 (40 Yrs Old)… Elevated to the office of Dean of the Royal Chapels in Roma
- 1878 (46 Yrs Old)… Appointed Cappellano Maggiore , (Chaplain Major), of the Court
- 1878 (46 Yrs Old)… Led the funeral service for King Vittorio Emanuele II who died on January 9 1878
- 1885?(53 Yrs Old)… Mitered Abbot of the Royal Basilica in Mantova
- 1895 (63 Yrs Old)… Led “The first International Conference in Florence to Abandoned Children”
- 1899 (67 Yrs Old)… Monsignore Anzino dies on March 5, 1899 in Roma at his church on Via Sudario #47
- The Monsignore held many titles, including:
- Cavalier Commander in the Order of Saint Maurice
- Cavalier Commander in the Order of Saint Lazarus
View photos 
of the Monsignor here.
View newspaper clips, articles, and postcards 
about the Monsignor here.