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Luigia Lavizzari (Maria Caterina of the Child Jesus)
Italian Benedictine nun of perpetual adoration
VenerableFull write-upItaly
Born
6 October 1867
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Died
25 December 1931
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Venerable
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date not on record
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Born at Vervio in 1867, she entered the Benedictines of perpetual adoration in 1889 and died at Ronco di Ghiffa in 1931.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The decree on heroic virtues has been promulgated; a miracle would come next.
Why that counted as sanctity
The informative process was opened on 22 May 1956 and the decree on her heroic virtues was promulgated on 1 June 2007.
The cause
Luigia Lavizzari (Maria Caterina of the Child Jesus) has been declared Venerable; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: The cause of Luigia Lavizzari (Maria Caterina of the Child Jesus).
Sources
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