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Maria Cesira Pazzafini (Veronica of the Blessed Sacrament)
Capuchin Poor Clare of Ferrara whose tomb draws women praying for children
Servant of GodFull write-upItaly
Born
16 November 1896
verified
Died
8 July 1964
verified
Beatified
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not yet
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
A Capuchin Poor Clare who entered the Ferrara monastery at eighteen.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
Archbishop Luigi Negri opened her beatification cause on 8 July 2014; the Hagiography Circle records the opening of the diocesan inquiry on 17 January 2015.
The cause
Maria Cesira Pazzafini (Veronica of the Blessed Sacrament) is named a Servant of God; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: The cause of Maria Cesira Pazzafini (Veronica of the Blessed Sacrament).
Sources
- Serva di Dio Veronica del Santissimo Sacramento (Maria Cesira Pazzafini) — santiebeati.it
- Associazione Suor Maria Veronica del SS. Sacramento
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.