Maria Plautilla (Lucia Cavallo)
Piedmontese Little Missionary Sister of Charity in the Don Orione congregation
Who they were
Born at Roata Chiusani near Centallo, she joined Don Orione's Little Missionary Sisters of Charity and was described as Don Orione in a nun's habit for how completely she took on his spirit.
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
The diocesan inquiry ran in Genoa from 2 October 1986 to 5 October 1989 and the decree on her heroic virtues was promulgated on 1 July 2010.
The cause
Maria Plautilla (Lucia Cavallo) has been declared Venerable; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: The cause of Maria Plautilla (Lucia Cavallo).
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.