Maria Pierina De Micheli

Blessed

Maria Pierina De Micheli
Born(1890-09-11)11 September 1890
Milan, Italy
Died26 July 1945(1945-07-26) (aged 54)
Centonara, Italy
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified30 May 2010, Rome by Archbishop Angelo Amato
Feast26 July

Maria Pierina De Micheli (11 September 1890 – 26 July 1945) was a Roman Catholic religious sister who was born near Milan in Italy. She is best known for her association with devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus and for introducing a medal bearing an image from the Shroud of Turin as part of this devotion. She was beatified on Sunday 30 May 2010 at the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome.