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Maria Corsini
BlessedResearchedItalySecular Franciscan Order
Feast: 26 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1884
verified
Died
1965
verified
Beatified
21 October 2001
by John Paul II, together with her husband
Canonised
—
not yet
Who they were
Maria Corsini married Luigi Beltrame Quattrocchi on 25 November 1905; their daughter Stefania, born in 1908, became Sister Cecilia.
A wife and mother, she lived with her husband a deep and joyful communion of faith and charity to others, lighting up family and society with the light of Christ.
The miracles
She was beatified together with her husband. The Dicastery's biography does not describe the miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
A wife and mother who, with her husband, made family life a path to holiness.
Connected on this site
- Luigi Beltrame Quattrocchi Blessed Spouse“Luigi Beltrame Quattrocchi (12 January 1880 – 9 November 1951) and Maria Corsini (24 June 1884 – 26 August 1965) were two married Italian Catholic laypeople who became the first couple to be beatified together, in 2001.” — Wikipedia
- John Paul II Saint“According to Pope John Paul II, they lived "an ordinary life in an extraordinary way".” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - biography: Luigi Beltrame Quattrocchi e Maria Corsini
- Wikidata Q3847211 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Maria Corsini (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.