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Elisabetta Renzi
Italian Roman Catholic religious sister and blessed (1786-1859)
BlessedResearched
Feast: 14 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1786
Died
1859
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
At Coriano in Romagna, Blessed Elisabetta Renzi, virgin, who, foundress of the Maestre Pie of the Sorrowful Virgin, strove with all her strength so that poor girls might receive a human and catechetical formation in schools.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 14 August as the foundress of the Maestre Pie of the Sorrowful Virgin who worked for the schooling of poor girls.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 14 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3821466 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Maria Elisabetta Renzi (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.