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Antonietta Meo
Italian girl declared venerable by the Catholic Church (1930–1937)
VenerableKingdom of Italy
Born
1930
Died
1937
Venerable
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date not on record
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Antonietta Meo (15 December 1930 – 3 July 1937), nicknamed "Nennolina", was an Italian girl who died of osteosarcoma. Currently, she is the youngest person the Catholic Church has considered beatifying.
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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
- Wikidata Q377168 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Antonietta Meo (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full: no Church source with an account of this person has been found yet. The name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.