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Pier Giorgio Frassati

Unusual suspects: Meet Frassati’s ‘Wise Guys’

A small Adriatic town is home to one of the most dynamic communal experiences in Italian Catholicism, inspired by the soon-to-be saint Pier Giorgio Frassati.

Edgar Beltrán
Sep 02, 2025
∙ Paid

San Benedetto del Tronto is best known in Italy for its beaches and glorious seafood.

However, this small Adriatic town is also home to one of the most dynamic communal experiences in Italian Catholicism, inspired by one of the best-known soon-to-be saints in the Church, Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati.

The Compagnia dei Tipi Loschi was born in 1993 with a …

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