Maria Domenica Mazzarello

Saint

Maria Domenica Mazzarello

Religious sister and Foundress
Born(1837-05-09)9 May 1837
Mornese, Alessandria, Italy
Died14 May 1881(1881-05-14) (aged 44),
Mornese
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified20 November 1938, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Pius XI
Canonized24 June 1951, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Pius XII
Major shrineBasilica of Our Lady Help of Christians, Turin, Italy
Feast13 May

Maria Domenica Mazzarello, FMA (9 May 1837 – 14 May 1881) was an Italian Catholic nun who co-founded the Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco.

Mazzarelli, the place where Maria Mazzarello was born
Valponasca, the place where Maria Mazzarello spent her childhood