Sandra Sabattini | |
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| Virgin | |
| Born | 19 August 1961 Riccione, Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
| Died | 2 May 1984 (aged 22) Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 24 October 2021, Tempio Malatestiano, Rimini, Italy by Cardinal Marcello Semeraro (on behalf of Pope Francis) |
| Major shrine | San Girolamo, Rimini |
| Feast | 4 May |
| Major works | Sandra's Diary |
Sandra Maria Assunta Sabattini (19 August 1961 – 2 May 1984)[1][a] was an Italian diarist, medical student, and member of the Pope John XXIII Community, who was beatified by the Catholic Church on 24 October 2021.[2]
Sabattini was raised in Rimini, living at the rectory of San Girolamo, whose parish priest was her maternal uncle.[2][3] Aged 10, she began to keep a spiritual diary, which was posthumously published.[3] As a young adult, Sabattini volunteered at a drug rehabilitation centre run by the Community, and pursued studies at the University of Bologna to become a missionary doctor.[2][3]
On 29 April 1984, arriving at a Community meeting in Igea Marina with her fiancé, she was hit by an oncoming car, and died of her injuries three days later.[2][3] Oreste Benzi, the Community's founder, campaigned for her beatification.[2][4] On 24 October 2021, Sabattini was beatified at Rimini's Tempio Malatestiano by Cardinal Marcello Smeraro on behalf of Pope Francis.[2][5]
- ^ a b "I luoghi" [The places]. Sandra Sabattini (in Italian). Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Pettiti, Gianpiero; Flocchini, Emilia (10 November 2021). "Beata Sandra Sabattini" [Blessed Sandra Sabattini] (in Italian). Santi e Beati. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Sandra Sabattini's Biography". Associazione Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "The Story of an "Engaged Saint"". Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ Brockhaus, Hannah (25 October 2021). "Blessed Sandra Sabattini, the first bride-to-be beatified in the Catholic Church". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
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