Fr. Aldo Marchiol, s.x.

Missionary with a Gentle Smile

Born at Udine, Italy,
on March 19, 1930

Killed at Buyengero, Burundi,
on Sept. 30, 1995

Fr. Aldo Marchiol (65 years old), Fr. Ottorino Maule (54) and Ms. Catina Gubert (75) were killed in the mission house with one gunshot in the head each. The three missionaries who had worked many years in Burundi, were ordered to kneel down and then were executed. These missionaries received threats many times by the government army, for speaking on behalf of local people, and for the way army officers reported the killings in Burundi.