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Maria Anna Sala
Italian educationist (1829-1891)
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Feast: 24 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1829
Died
1891
Beatified
—
not on record
Canonised
—
not yet
Who they were
At Milan, Blessed Maria Anna Sala, virgin of the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Marcellina, who, a teacher of a knowledge founded on faith and piety, devoted herself with all her strength to the education of girls.
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 24 November as a Marcelline sister of Milan devoted to the education of girls.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 24 November (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q15142810 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Maria Anna Sala (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.