Venerable Francesca Farolfi

Also known as

• Maria Chiara Serafina of Jesus

Profile

Daughter of Uttilia Santandrea and Frederick Farolfi. Educated in Borgo Tossignano, Italy and Ravenna, Italy. Worked as a teacher. Drawn to the religious life, on 28 October 1875 she made her vows, taking the name Maria Chiara Serafina of Jesus. Founder of the Missionary Franciscan Clarists of the Blessed Sacrament on 1 May 1898.

Born

• 7 October 1853 in Borgo Tossignano, Bologna, Italy as Francesca Farolfi

Died

• 18 June 1917 in Bertinoro, Forlì, Italy

Venerated

• 19 December 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of heroic virtues)

Beatified

• at least one medical miracle is under investigation; if you have information relevant to the beatification of Venerable Francesca, contact
     Fra Giovangiuseppe Califano, OFM
     Clarisse Francescane Missionarie del Sacratissimo Sacramento
     Via Vicenza, 33
     00185 Roma, ITALY
     www.edumissioclarissefrancescane.org

Additional Information

• Clarisse Francescane Missionarie del SS. Sacramento
• Hagiography Circle
• Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

• “Venerable Francesca Farolfi“. Saints.SQPN.com. 20 February 2013. Web. 24 May 2013. <>