Vincenzina Cusmano S.d.P. | |
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| Born | 6 January 1826 Palermo, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies |
| Died | 2 February 1894 (aged 68) Palermo, Kingdom of Italy |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Attributes | Religious habit |
Vincenzina Cusmano (6 January 1826 - 2 February 1894) was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious from the Sisters Servants of the Poor. Her brother was Giacomo Cusmano; she joined his religious congregation as the two tended to the poor in Palermo.[1][2] Her original intention was to become a cloistered Carmelite nun though was forced to abandon this desire after her mother died; her mother's death during an epidemic meant that she had to assume care for her siblings since she was the eldest one. Cusmano tended to the poor in Palermo and often worked alongside her brother in this venture until his death in 1888; she continued his work as the Superior General for her order until her own death.[1][2][3]
Her cause for beatification launched in the late 1990s in the Palermo archdiocese and she became titled as a Servant of God. Pope Francis confirmed her heroic virtue in mid-2017 and named her as Venerable.[1]