Saint Maria Bertilla Boscardin | |
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| Born | 6 October 1888 Brendola, Veneto, Italy |
| Died | 20 October 1922 (aged 34) Treviso, Italy |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | June 8, 1952 by Pope Pius XII |
| Canonized | May 11, 1961 by Pope John XXIII |
| Major shrine | Vicenza, Veneto, Italy |
| Feast | October 20 |
Maria Bertilla Boscardin (6 October 1888 – 20 October 1922) was an Italian nun and nurse who displayed a pronounced devotion to duty in working with sick children and victims of the air raids of World War I. She was later canonised a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.