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were welcomed. Resistant, guerrillas, fugitive soldiers, and prisoners who had escaped from war, persecuted and wounded were also helped by him. During this troubled period, he did not hesitate to defend the rights of his parishioners and, for this reason, he was subjected to a criminal process that,
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Faced with the various dangers that surrounded him, such as threats of arrest and Nazi reprisals, Beotti did not flee. He remained in his parish in constant prayer. On July 16, 1944, a Sunday, at mass he said: "If there is still a sacrifice left to stop this war, Lord, take me!" He was arrested and
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