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Maria Benedetta del Santissimo Sacramento (Ermelinda Rigon)
Italian teacher who founded the Sisters of the Dominican Cenacle
Servant of GodFull write-upItaly
Born
21 November 1889
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Died
6 January 1973
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Beatified
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not yet
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Rigon qualified as a teacher at seventeen and took a degree in philosophy and pedagogy in 1929 before founding the Sisters of the Dominican Cenacle.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Holy See gave the nulla osta for her cause in 1992, the competent forum being Genoa.
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.