lived a holy life as a religious, and died as a predestined soul on February 27, 1862, in Isola del Gran Sasso, at the age of 24, after only six years of religious life. Gabriel constantly strived towards [...] a celestial smile, just as he gave up his soul. He was canonized in 1920. His shrine in Isola del Gran Sasso is visited every year by two million pilgrims. Pius XI extended his feast in 1932 to the whole