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Blandina Segale (Rosa Maria Segale)

Italian-born Sister of Charity who opened schools and hospitals in the American Southwest

Servant of GodFull write-upItaly
Born
23 January 1850
verified
Died
23 February 1941
verified
Beatified
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not yet
Canonised
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not yet

Who they were

Born in Liguria and raised in Cincinnati, Sister Blandina Segale of the Sisters of Charity worked in New Mexico and Colorado, founding schools and hospitals and defending immigrants and Native Americans.

The miracles

No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.

Why that counted as sanctity

The archdiocese of Santa Fe received the nihil obstat in 2014 and opened the diocesan inquiry on 25 August 2015.

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.

A miracle approved by the Holy See is needed for the next step. If you know the postulation’s own page, tell us and it will be added here.

Sources

Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.

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