Carla Ronci

Venerable

Carla Ronci
Virgin
Born(1936-04-11)11 April 1936
Rimini, Kingdom of Italy
Died2 April 1970(1970-04-02) (aged 33)
Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Venerated inCatholic Church
Major shrineChurch of the Blessed Virgin of Mount Carmel, Torre Pedrera [it], Rimini
AttributesVespa

Carla Ronci (11 April 1936 – 2 April 1970) was an Italian consecrated lay woman who was declared Venerable by Pope John Paul II on 7 July 1997.[1]

Born in Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Ronci spent most of her life in Torre Pedrera [it], one of the city's northern frazioni. Aged 14, she was drawn to the Ursuline Sisters of Verona, with whom she later discerned a vocation.[1][2] In 1961, following a short spell in the Ursuline novitiate, Ronci joined the secular institute Ancelle Mater Misericordiae of Macerata.[1][3] She was notable for her service in her parish church, the Church of the Blessed Virgin of Mount Carmel, and was particularly active in the church's liturgy, youth ministry, and catechesis.[1][2] Ronci died of cancer in Rimini on 2 April 1970, aged 33.[1][3]

Ronci is locally remembered as the "Vespa saint" (Italian: la santa della Vespa) for her use of the scooter,[4][5][6] and often described as a "contemplative in action".[3][6][7]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Biografia di Carla Ronci" [Biography of Carla Ronci]. Diocese of Rimini (in Italian). Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b Pettiti, Gianpiero; di Lorenzo, Maria (9 July 2012). "Venerabile Carla Ronci" [Venerable Carla Ronci]. Santi e Beati (in Italian). Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "La Diocesi celebra i 50 anni della scomparsa della Venerabile Carla Ronci" [The Diocese celebrates the 50th anniversary of the death of the Venerable Carla Ronci]. RiminiToday (in Italian). 1 April 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Montecorvino Pugliano: consegnato il piazzale "Carla Ronci" – Dentro Salerno" [Montecorvino Pugliano: The “Carla Ronci” square is delivered]. Dentro Salerno (in Italian). 19 April 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  5. ^ Marmorino, Simona (12 April 2012). "Carla Ronci, la santa della vespa" [Carla Ronci, the Vespa saint]. Tele Radio Padre Pio (in Italian). Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  6. ^ a b Punzi, Vito (14 June 2009). ""La vita è bella, ma se ami è meravigliosa"" ["Life is beautiful, but it's marvellous if you love"] (PDF). Presenza (in Italian) (12). Ancona: Diocese of Ancona-Osimo: 2.
  7. ^ "La vita è meravigliosa". Il Ponte (in Italian). 18 March 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2023.