Elia of Saint Clement | |
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| Religious | |
| Born | Teodora Fracasso 17 January 1901 Bari, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 25 December 1927 (aged 26) Bari, Kingdom of Italy |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 18 March 2006, Bari Cathedral, Bari, Italy by Cardinal José Saraiva Martins |
| Feast | 29 May |
| Attributes | Religious habit |
| Influences | Saint Thérèse of Lisieux |
Teodora Fracasso, OCD (17 January 1901 - 25 December 1927) - in religion, Elia di San Clemente - was an Italian Catholic nun in the Carmelites.[1] Fracasso once had the name of "Agnes" during a stint in the Third Order of Saint Dominic. Fracasso's inclinations to become a nun stemmed from her childhood after having had a vision in 1911 in which Thérèse of Lisieux told her that she would become a nun; this realization came a decade later when she entered the convent in her native Bari where she remained for the remainder of her life.[1][2][3]
Her beatification cause was opened on 11 September 1980 and she became titled as a Servant of God when the cause commenced and this led to the confirmation of her heroic virtue which allowed for Pope John Paul II to name her as Venerable. Pope Benedict XVI later approved her beatification which Cardinal José Saraiva Martins presided over on 18 March 2006 on the pope's behalf in the Bari Cathedral.[3]
- ^ a b "Bl. Elia of St. Clement, (OCD), Virgin (M)". Order of Carmelites. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ "Bl. Elisha of St. Clement (1901-1927)". EWTN. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Blessed Elia di San Clemente (Teodora Fracasso)". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 2 April 2017.