Antonietta Capelli
Italian laywoman and doctor, founder of the Institute of St John the Baptist
Who they were
She founded the Institute of St John the Baptist at Campomorone in 1927 and the priestly Congregation of St John the Baptist Precursor in 1959.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
The diocesan tribunal for the cause of the Servant of God Antonietta Capelli was opened in the Archdiocese of Genoa on 6 October 2023.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Connected on this site
- John the Baptist Saint“She founded the Institute of St John the Baptist at Campomorone in 1927 and the priestly Congregation of St John the Baptist Precursor in 1959.” — this site's research
- Aperta la causa di beatificazione di Antonietta Capelli — Il Cittadino di Genova (Archdiocese of Genoa weekly)
- Causa di beatificazione e canonizzazione della Serva di Dio Antonietta Capelli — Diocesi di Macerata
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.