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Giuseppe Bianchi (abbot)
Abbot
Giuseppe Bianchi
, O.S.B. Silv.
, from
Sabina
,
instituted
the devotion of the
Most Holy Name of Mary
in
1685
at
Santo Stefano del Cacco
, and soon
afterwards
established
the Congregation
of the Most
Holy Name of Mary
, a
confraternity
dedicated
to feeding
the poor
which was formally
approved
in
1688
.
This was the precursor of
the Church
of
Santissimo Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano
in
Rome
.