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Maria Schininà
nun (1844-1910)
BlessedResearchedKingdom of Italy
Feast: 11 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1844
Died
1910
Beatified
—
not on record
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
At Ragusa, Blessed Maria Schininà, virgin, who chose to live in humility and simplicity, devoting herself to the care of the sick, the abandoned and the poor, and instituted the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to bring help in every kind of misery.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 11 June as the founder of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus who cared for the sick, abandoned and poor.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 11 June (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q539503 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Maria Schininà (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.