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Giuseppina Faro
Sicilian laywoman of Pedara who died at 24
Servant of GodFull write-upItaly
Born
6 January 1847
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Died
24 May 1871
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Beatified
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not yet
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Young laywoman of Pedara, near Catania, daughter of a doctor, who gave up her ordinary pleasures for a life of prayer and care of the poor and died at 24.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
The diocesan inquiry into her cause was opened on 24 May 1988 and closed in 1996.
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.
Sources
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.