Magdalene of Canossa | |
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| Born | 1 March 1774 Verona, Republic of Venice |
| Died | 10 April 1835 (aged 61) Verona |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 7 December 1941, Saint Peter's Basilica by Pope Pius XII |
| Canonized | 2 October 1988, Saint Peter's Square by Pope John Paul II |
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Magdalena di Canossa (1 March 1774 – 10 April 1835) was an Italian religious sister and the foundress of the two Canossian congregations.[2] Magdalena was a leading advocate for the poor in her region after she witnessed first hand the plight of the poor following the spillover effects of the French Revolution into the Italian peninsula through the Napoleonic invasion of the northern territories. Canossa collaborated with humanitarians such as Leopoldina Naudet and Antonio Rosmini in her mission of promoting the needs of the poor and setting a new method of religious life for both men and women.[3]
Her beatification was celebrated in Rome on 7 December 1941 and she was canonized in Saint Peter's Square on 2 October 1988.[2]
- ^ "Santa Magdalena di Canossa". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Saint Maddalena of Canossa". Saints SQPN. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ "Magdalena of Canossa (1774-1835)". Holy See. Retrieved 20 July 2017.