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Maria Giuseppina di Gesù Crocifisso
Carmelite Order nun, blessed in 2008
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Feast: 26 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
18 February 1894
verified
Died
1948
verified
Beatified
1 June 2008
by Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, for Benedict XVI, in Naples cathedral
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Giuseppina Catanea was born in Naples on 18 February 1894 into a noble family, the Marquises Grimaldi. Called 'Pinella', as a child she showed great love for the poor, giving them money and caring for two lonely old women.
She became a Discalced Carmelite as Sister Maria Giuseppina of Jesus Crucified.
The miracles
The Dicastery's biography does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
A noble girl whose love for the poor led her to the Carmel.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - biography: Maria Giuseppina di Gesù Crocifisso
- Wikidata Q4217151 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Giuseppina Catanea (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.