Blessed Edward Focherini (6 June 1907 - 27 December 1944) was an Italian who issued false documents to Jewish people to escape the Nazi regime. He was arrested and sent to a concentration camp. He died there in 1944 and Yad Vashem recognized him as a Righteous Among the Nations in 1969 for his efforts. He is seen as a martyr in the eyes of the Roman Catholic Church and was beatified in 2013.
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