Blessed Paul Joseph Nardini TOSF | |
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Born | 25 July 1821 Germersheim, Palatinate Kingdom of Bavaria |
Died | 27 January 1862 Pirmasens, Palatinate Kingdom of Bavaria |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 22 October 2006, Speyer, Germany by Pope Benedict XVI |
Major shrine | Convent of the Poor Franciscan Sisters of the Holy Family Pirmasens, Germany |
Feast | 27 January |
Paul Joseph Nardini, (25 July 1821 – 27 January 1862) was a German diocesan priest and the founder of the religious congregation of the Poor Franciscan Sisters of the Holy Family, also commonly known as the Nardini Sisters, or the Mallersdorfer Sisters from the town where they are now headquartered. He was beatified in 2006 by the Catholic Church. He is commemorated on 27 January.