Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati is well known for his devotion to Our Lady and his service to the poor. However, he also suffered for love.
His story leaves a valuable message about true Christian love.
“She is the one I loved with a pure love”
Frassati narrated his heartaches through several letters to his friends between 1924 and 1925, in which he recalls his love for Laura Hidalgo, a young woman who lost her parents and cared for her younger brother.
According to FrassatiUSA, the young saint met Laura in the spring of 1923 in Little Saint Bernard, where he went skiing.
She was a member of “Gaetana Agnesi,” a Catholic female club of university students, and she soon became friends with Frassati.
In 1924, he confessed his feelings for Laura to his sister Luciana. He came “with his big black eyes and told me that he was in love with a girl I know,” Luciana said.
Unfortunately, Frassati’s relationship with his parents was complicated, and they were on the verge of separation. He then decided not to reveal his feelings, so as not to create more family drama.
Frassati came from a wealthy family, and he feared his parents would not approve of Laura, as
