Chiara Badano | |
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 Chiara Badano, circa 1987 | |
| Virgin | |
| Born | October 29, 1971 Sassello, Italy |
| Died | October 7, 1990 (aged 18) Sassello, Italy |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | September 25, 2010, Our Lady of Divine Love in Rome by Pope Benedict XVI |
| Major shrine | Cimitero di Sassello Savona Liguria, Italy Plot: Family chapel |
| Feast | October 29 |
Chiara Badano (October 29, 1971 – October 7, 1990) was an Italian teenager who has been beatified by the Roman Catholic Church. At age nine she joined the Focolare Movement and received the nickname "Luce" ("light") by the founder Chiara Lubich. When she was 16, she was diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma, a painful bone cancer. Chiara died from the cancer on October 7, 1990, after a two-year battle with the disease.[1] She was beatified on September 25, 2010, at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Divine Love in Rome. Her feast day is celebrated on October 29.[2]
- ^ "Chiara Luce Badano". Focolare Movement. Archived from the original on 2012-01-30. Retrieved 26 Feb 2012.
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