Vincenza Gerosa | |
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| Religious | |
| Born | 29 October 1784 Lovere, Bergamo, Duchy of Milan |
| Died | 28 June 1847 (aged 62) Lovere, Bergamo, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 30 May 1926, Saint Peter's Basilica, Kingdom of Italy by Pope Pius XI |
| Canonized | 18 May 1950, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Pius XII |
| Major shrine | Our Lady of Charity Parish Church, Alfonso Cavite. |
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| Attributes | Religious habit |
| Patronage | Sisters of Charity of Lovere |
Vincenza Gerosa (29 October 1784 – 29 June 1847), born Caterina Gerosa, was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious and the co-foundress of the Sisters of Charity of Lovere that she founded alongside Bartolomea Capitanio.[1][2] Gerosa met Capitanio in 1824 and the two consecrated themselves to God in the name of educating children and tending to the poor of the Bergamo area.
Gerosa's canonization cause started under Pope Pius X on 4 December 1906 and Pope Pius XI later named her as Venerable in 1927. Gerosa was beatified under Pius XI in 1926 – alongside Capitanio – and Pope Pius XII later canonized the pair as saints in 1950.[3]
- ^ "Saint Vincentia Gerosa". Saints SQPN. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "Saint Vincenza Gerosa". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ McNeil, Betty (1 January 1996). "The Vincentian Family Tree: A Genealogical Study". Vincentian Digital Books: 51.