Maria Bertilla Boscardin Saint

Maria Bertilla Boscardin (1888–1922) was an Italian nun and nurse who displayed a pronounced devotion to duty in working with sick children and victims of the air raids of World War I. She was later canonized a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.

Personal facts

Birth dateOctober 06, 1888
Birth place
Italy , Brendola , Veneto
Date of deathOctober 20, 1922
Place of death
Italy , Treviso

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Saint

beatified by
Pope Pius XII
beatified dateJune 08, 1952
canonized by
Pope John XXIII
canonized dateMay 11, 1961
major shrine
Italy
Veneto
Vicenza
venerated in
Catholic Church

Maria Bertilla Boscardin on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-maria-bertilla-boscardin
  2. http://santiebeati.it/search/jump.cgi?ID=35100
  3. http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=1778