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Annelvira Ossoli
Roman Catholic nun, nurse, venerable
VenerableItalySisters of the Poor, Palazzolo Institute
Born
26 August 1936
Vatican record
Died
23 May 1995
Vatican record
Venerable
17 March 2021
Vatican record
Canonised
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not yet
The Vatican record
- 17 March 2021 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2021)
Who they were
Nurse, nun, missionary; born in Orzivecchi.
The miracles
No miracle approved yet
The Church has declared this person’s heroic virtue, which is what the title Venerable means. One approved miracle is needed before beatification.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints — promulgated decrees (causesanti.va), summarised in our own words
- Wikidata Q106964428 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Not yet written up in full. The dates and the step marked “Vatican record” come from the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints; the rest comes from Wikidata and is not yet checked.