Maddalena Girelli
Italian laywoman who with her sister Elisabetta re-founded the Company of Saint Ursula in Brescia
Who they were
Maddalena Girelli and her sister Elisabetta re-established the Company of Saint Ursula (Daughters of Saint Angela Merici) at Brescia in 1866 under Bishop Girolamo Verzeri.
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 cause was opened in the diocese of Brescia, the cognitional process running from 1977, and the decree on her heroic virtues was promulgated in 1998, so she is Venerable.
The cause
Maddalena Girelli 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 Maddalena Girelli.
Connected on this site
- Angela Merici Saint“Maddalena Girelli and her sister Elisabetta re-established the Company of Saint Ursula (Daughters of Saint Angela Merici) at Brescia in 1866 under Bishop Girolamo Verzeri.” — this site's research
- Venerabili Elisabetta e Maddalena Girelli — Santi e Beati
- Le sorelle Girelli — Compagnia di Sant'Orsola, Figlie di Sant'Angela, Brescia
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.