Bartolomea Capitanio


Bartolomea Capitanio
Religious
Born(1807-01-13)13 January 1807
Lovere, Bergamo, Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy
Died26 July 1833(1833-07-26) (aged 26)
Lovere, Bergamo, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified30 May 1926, Saint Peter's Basilica, Kingdom of Italy by Pope Pius XI
Canonized18 May 1950, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Pius XII
Feast
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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.

  1. ^ "Saint Bartholomea Capitanio". Saints SQPN. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Saint Bartolomea Capitanio". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  3. ^ "St. Bartholomea". Adotta una Guglia. Retrieved 27 October 2016.