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siblings, priest, portrait, photograph, olivo giovanni biollo, oliver john biollo, brothers, black and white
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Photograph of Fr. Giovanni Baptista Biollo and Oliver John Biollo, Edmonton, AB, 1930s(?)
Black and white photograph of brothers, Fr. Giovanni Baptista Biollo and Oliver John Biollo, Edmonton, AB, 1930s(?). The priest had come to Canada to visit with his brother. During his stay, he often said mass at St. Anthony's Church in Edmonton. Oliver John Biollo had also aspired to be a priest but was refused due to a medical condition. Instead, he was among the founding settlers of the farming communities of Venice-Hylo, established by Italian immigrants. In addition to running a farm and managing the local store, Biollo served as the community's first postmaster. He was arrested and interned as a threat to the Canadian state on June 10, 1940.
