Saint Clelia Barbieri

[Saint Clelia Barbieri]
Also known as
Cloelia Barbieri
Memorial
13 July
Profile
From her earliest life, she paid no attention to this world, focused solely on the spiritual life. Founded the Congregation of Minims of the Sorrowful Mother who concentrate on ministering in hospitals and elementary schools to the sick, the aged, the lonely, and a prayer ministry for the poor. Since her death, her voice has been heard in the houses of her order, accompanying her sisters in song.
Born
13 February 1847 at Bundrie di San Giovanni, Persiceto, Italy
Died
13 July 1870 at Bologna, Italy of tuberculosis
Beatified
2 October 1968 by Pope Paul VI
Canonized
9 April 1989 by Pope John Paul II
Patronage
people ridiculed for their piety
Additional Information
Kirken i Norge [norwegian]
Sanctuario di Santa Clelia Barbieri [italiano]
Santi Beati [italiano]
John Paul II's Book of Saints, by Matthew Bunson and Margaret Bunson
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