Elena Aiello

Blessed Elena Aiello (April 10, 1895 – June 19, 1961) was an Italian Catholic nun.[1]

The daughter of Pasquale Aiello, a tailor, and Tereseina Paglilla, she was born Elena Emilia Santa Aiello in Montalto Uffugo. In 1920, she joined the Sisters of the Most Precious Blood. She was forced to leave the order due to a necrotic shoulder and stomach cancer. These conditions were suddenly healed in 1921.[2] Aiello began experiencing stigmata every Good Friday from 1923; this ended shortly before her death. She started experiencing visions of the Virgin Mary in 1947; she made predictions of future events following these visions.[1] She also experienced visions of Jesus,[3] San Francesco di Paola and other saints.[1]

In 1928, she founded a new order, the Sister Minims of The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ; the order was only officially approved in 1949.[2]

Aiello died in Rome at the age of 66. She was beatified in 2011.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Spadafora, Francesco (1964). The Incredible Life Story of Sister Elena Aiello: The Calabrian Holy Nun (1895-1961).
  2. 1 2 3 Watkins, Basil (2015). The Book of Saints: A Comprehensive Biographical Dictionary. p. 498. ISBN 0567664155.
  3. ↑ Freze, Michael (1993). Voices, Visions, and Apparitions. p. 247. ISBN 087973454X.


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