Assunta Marchetti
| Blessed Assunta Marchetti | |
|---|---|
| Nun | |
| Born |
August 15, 1871 Lombrici di Camaiore, Lucca, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died |
July 1, 1948 (aged 76) São Paulo, Brazil |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | October 25, 2014, São Paulo, Brazil by Cardinal Angelo Amato |
| Feast | 1 July |
| Attributes | Nun's habit |
Assunta Marchetti (15 August 1871 – 1 July 1948), born Maria Assunta Caterina Marchetti, was a Roman Catholic nun who worked in Brazil from 1895 until her death.
She was beatified in 2014 by Cardinal Angelo Amato on behalf of Pope Francis after the recognition of a miracle that was attributed to her intercession.
Biography
Life
Maria Assunta Caterina Marchetti was born in 1871 to Angelo Marchetti and Carola Ghilarducci. Her two older brothers were Agostino and Giuseppe while her younger siblings were Angela, Teresa, Pio, Vincenzo, Elvira, Filomena, Maria Luisa and Filomena.[1]
She led a pious life as a child but suffered hardships with a frail mother and the premature death of her father. In 1895, her priest brother Giuseppe invited her to work with him in Brazil to cater to orphans of Italian immigrants. She went there and became a nun that same year.
She was one of the co-founders of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo, commonly referred to as the Scalabrinian Sisters. She died in 1948.[2]
Beatification
She was declared a Servant of God on 24 January 1987 by Pope John Paul II and was made Venerable by Pope Benedict XVI on 19 December 2011. On 9 October 2013, Pope Francis signed a decree that recognized a miracle attributed to her intercession. She was beatified on 25 October 2014 by Cardinal Angelo Amato, the Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.[3]
References
- ↑ "Assunta Marchetti". Scalabrinian Sisters. 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ↑ "Assunta Marchetti". Scalabrinian Sisters. 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ↑ "Il Vescovo Castellani in Brasile per la beatificazione di Madre Assunta Marchetti". luccaindiretta.it. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.