Alfonsa Clerici SPS | |
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Virgin | |
Born | Lainate, Milan, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia | 14 February 1860
Died | 14 January 1930 Vercelli, Kingdom of Italy | (aged 69)
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 23 October 2010, Cathedral of Sant'Eusebio, Vercelli, Italy by Archbishop Angelo Amato |
Feast | 14 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.