Maria Maddalena of the Crucified (Carmela Alesci)
Sicilian Capuchin Poor Clare nun who died at twenty-seven
Who they were
Alesci was a Capuchin Poor Clare at Palermo whose life was marked by hidden, ordinary service. Santiebeati.it dates her death 3 November 1928, a year earlier than the Hagiography Circle.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The decree on heroic virtues has been promulgated; a miracle would come next.
Why that counted as sanctity
Her process opened at Palermo on 3 November 1982 and the decree on her heroic virtues was promulgated on 3 July 1998.
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.
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.