Ignazia Verzeri

Saint Ignazia Verzeri
Nun
Born	(1801-07-31)31 July 1801 Bergamo, Cisalpine Republic
Died	3 March 1852(1852-03-03) (aged 50) Brescia, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Beatified	27 October 1946, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Pius XII
Canonized	10 June 2001, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II
Feast	3 March 27 October (Brescia & Bergamo)
Attributes	Religious habit
Patronage	Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Educators

Ignazia Verzeri (31 July 1801 – 3 March 1852) was an Italian Roman Catholic who became a Benedictine nun and established the Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Her dedication to the needs of girls and their education was one of her top priorities. She established orphanages and provided assistance to the old and the ill. She assumed the name of "Teresa Eustochio" after she became a Benedictine.

She was beatified on 27 October 1946 after the recognition of two miracles attributed to her intercession and a third allowed for her canonization on 10 June 2001.^[1]