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Brigida Maria Postorino
Italian nun and founder of the religious institute of the Daughters of Mary Immaculate (1865–1960)
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Born
19 November 1865
Vatican record
Died
30 March 1960
Vatican record
Venerable
5 May 2015
Vatican record
Canonised
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not yet
The Vatican record
- 5 May 2015 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2015)
Who they were
Nun; born in Catona; died in Frascati.
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 Q3644747 — 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.