Bartolomea Capitanio | |
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Born | Lovere, Bergamo, Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy | 13 January 1807
Died | 26 July 1833 Lovere, Bergamo, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia | (aged 26)
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 |
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Bartolomea Capitanio (13 January 1807 – 26 July 1833) was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious and the co-foundress of the Sisters of Charity of Lovere that she established with Vincenza Gerosa.[1][2] Capitanio's rather short life was dedicated to the educational needs of children and the poor and she served as a teacher for most of her life while using her order to achieve this aim.[3]
Pope Pius XI beatified her in 1926 and Pope Pius XII canonized her - alongside her old friend Gerosa - in 1950.