Alfonsa Clerici


Alfonsa Clerici

SPS
Virgin
Born(1860-02-14)14 February 1860
Lainate, Milan, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia
Died14 January 1930(1930-01-14) (aged 69)
Vercelli, Kingdom of Italy
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified23 October 2010, Cathedral of Sant'Eusebio, Vercelli, Italy by Archbishop Angelo Amato
Feast14 January

Alfonsa Clerici (14 February 1860 - 14 January 1930) was an Italian religious sister of the Sisters of the Most Precious Blood, a congregation that was founded by Maria Matilde Bucchi.

Clerici was beatified on 23 October 2010 in Vercelli; Archbishop Angelo Amato presided on the behalf of Pope Benedict XVI, who had approved the beatification the previous July.[1] Alfonsa Clerici is commemorated on January 14.

  1. ^ "Blessed Alfonsa Clerici". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 18 June 2016.