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Maria Gargani | |
|---|---|
| Virgin | |
| Born | 23 December 1892 Morra de Sanctis, Avellino, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 23 May 1973 (aged 80) Naples, Italy |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 2 June 2018, Naples, Italy by Cardinal Angelo Amato |
| Feast | 24 May |
| Patronage | Sisters Apostles of the Sacred Heart |
Maria Gargani, religious name Maria Crocifissa del Divino Amore, (23 December 1892 - 23 May 1973), was an Italian member of the Secular Franciscan Order and the founder of the Sisters Apostles of the Sacred Heart.[1][2] Gargani was involved with Catholic Action during her teaching career but is best known for having been a close friend and correspondent with Pio from Pietrelcina from World War I until the saint's death in 1968; the saint wrote a total of 67 letters to Gargani during this period.[2][3][1]
The cause for her beatification opened in 1988 and she became titled as a Servant of God.[2] Pope Francis named her as venerable in mid-2017 and later approved a miracle attributed to her in 2018 which confirmed she would be beatified.[3][1][4] The beatification took place in Naples in the metropolitan cathedral on 2 June 2018.
- ^ a b c "Serva di Dio Maria Crocifissa del Divino Amore". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Fondatrice". Suore Apostole Sacro Cuore. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ a b Stefano Campanella (27 January 2018). "Maria Gargani presto beata". La Stampa. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ Marina Droujinina (11 July 2017). "Italie: Maria Gargani, religieuse, "héroïque"". Zenit. Retrieved 28 January 2018.