Maria Repetto


Maria Repetto
Religious
Born1 November 1807
Voltaggio, Alessandria, Kingdom of Sardinia
Died5 January 1890(1890-01-05) (aged 82)
Genoa, Kingdom of Italy
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified4 October 1981, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II
Feast5 January
AttributesReligious habit

Maria Repetto (1 November 1807 – 5 January 1890) was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious from the Sisters of Our Lady of Refuge in Mount Calvary.[1] Repetto was an ardent devotee of Saint Joseph and promoted devotion to him while distributing medals and images of him to those who visited the convent she was at; she also distinguished herself as an able carer for cholera victims on two occasions of epidemic.[2]

Repetto's cause for sainthood was introduced under Pope Pius XII on 11 March 1949 (she therefore was titled as a Servant of God) and Pope Paul VI named her as Venerable in 1968 after confirming her heroic virtue. Pope John Paul II beatified her in Saint Peter's Square on 4 October 1981.[3]

  1. ^ "Blessed Maria Repetto". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Blessed Maria Repetto". Saints SQPN. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Spiritual Newsletter". Abbey of Saint-Joseph de Clairval. 15 August 2000. Retrieved 13 October 2016.

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