Saint Maria Domenica Mazzarello | |
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Religious sister and Foundress | |
Born | Mornese, Alessandria, Italy | 9 May 1837
Died | 14 May 1881 Mornese | (aged 44),
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 20 November 1938, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Pius XI |
Canonized | 24 June 1951, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Pius XII |
Major shrine | Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians, Turin, Italy |
Feast | 13 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.