Paul Joseph Nardini

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Paul Joseph Nardini

TOSF
Born25 July 1821
Germersheim, Palatinate
Kingdom of Bavaria
Died27 January 1862
Pirmasens, Palatinate
Kingdom of Bavaria
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified22 October 2006, Speyer, Germany by Pope Benedict XVI
Major shrineConvent of the Poor Franciscan Sisters of the Holy Family
Pirmasens, Germany
Feast27 January

Paul Joseph Nardini, (25 July 1821 – 27 January 1862) was a German diocesan priest and the founder of the religious congregation of the Poor Franciscan Sisters of the Holy Family, also commonly known as the Nardini Sisters, or the Mallersdorfer Sisters from the town where they are now headquartered. He was beatified in 2006 by the Catholic Church. He is commemorated on 27 January.