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{{Short description|Italian nun, martyr and saint, died 1900}}
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Saint '''Maria Chiara Nanetti''' or '''Mary Clare''' (1872-1900, born '''Clelia Nanetti''') was an Italian nun who died for her faith in China during the [[Boxer Rebellion]] and was canonised in 2000.<ref name="csi">{{cite web |title=Saint Maria Chaira |url=https://catholicsaints.info/saint-maria-chaira/ |website=CatholicSaints.Info |access-date=1 May 2021 |date=8 July 2013}} ''NB Incorrect title on website''</ref> She is one of the group known as the [[Martyr Saints of China]] who were canonised by [[Pope John Paul II]] 1 October 2000.<ref name="martyrs">{{cite web |title=120 Martyrs of China |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/120-martyrs-of-china-533 |website=Catholic News Agency |access-date=1 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="vatican">{{cite web |title=Agostino Zhao Rong (+1815) and 119 companions in China (+1648-1930) |url=https://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_20001001_zhao-rong-compagni_en.html |website=www.vatican.va |publisher=Vatican News Service |access-date=1 May 2021 |date=1 October 2000|quote=Blessed Mary Clare (in saec: Clelia Nanetti)}}</ref><ref name="hagiog">{{cite web |title=Martyrs of China: Canonized Martyrs (†1648-1930) |url=http://newsaints.faithweb.com/martyrs/China1.htm |website=newsaints.faithweb.com |publisher=Hagiography Circle |access-date=1 May 2021 |quote=Clelia Nanetti (Maria Chiara)}}</ref><ref name="seven">{{cite web |title=The 7 Martyrs of Taiyuan-Fu, China |url=http://www.fmm-mysg.org/7-martyrs.html |publisher=Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, Malaysia-Singapore Province |access-date=2 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
Saint '''Maria Chiara Nanetti''' or '''Mary Clare''' (1872-1900, born '''Clelia Nanetti''') was an Italian [[religious sister]] who died for her faith in China during the [[Boxer Rebellion]] and was canonised in 2000.<ref name="csi">{{cite web |title=Saint Maria Chaira |url=https://catholicsaints.info/saint-maria-chaira/ |website=CatholicSaints.Info |access-date=1 May 2021 |date=8 July 2013}} ''NB Incorrect title on website''</ref> She is one of the group known as the [[Martyr Saints of China]] who were canonised by [[Pope John Paul II]] 1 October 2000.<ref name="martyrs">{{cite web |title=120 Martyrs of China |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/120-martyrs-of-china-533 |website=Catholic News Agency |access-date=1 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="vatican">{{cite web |title=Agostino Zhao Rong (+1815) and 119 companions in China (+1648-1930) |url=https://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_20001001_zhao-rong-compagni_en.html |website=www.vatican.va |publisher=Vatican News Service |access-date=1 May 2021 |date=1 October 2000|quote=Blessed Mary Clare (in saec: Clelia Nanetti)}}</ref><ref name="hagiog">{{cite web |title=Martyrs of China: Canonized Martyrs (†1648-1930) |url=http://newsaints.faithweb.com/martyrs/China1.htm |website=newsaints.faithweb.com |publisher=Hagiography Circle |access-date=1 May 2021 |quote=Clelia Nanetti (Maria Chiara)}}</ref><ref name="seven">{{cite web |title=The 7 Martyrs of Taiyuan-Fu, China |url=http://www.fmm-mysg.org/7-martyrs.html |publisher=Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, Malaysia-Singapore Province |access-date=2 May 2021 |language=en |archive-date=2 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502215454/http://www.fmm-mysg.org/7-martyrs.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Life==
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She was born Clelia Nanetti 9 January 1872 in [[Occhiobello]], [[Province of Rovigo|Rovigo]], Italy and joined the [[Franciscan Missionaries of Mary]] on 4 January 1892.<ref name=csi /> In 1899 she was one of a group of seven sisters from the order who went to [[Taiyuan]], China, arriving on 4 May 1899, to set up an orphanage at the mission there under bishop [[Gregorio Grassi]].<ref name=fmm />
[[File:Franciscan Martyrs of Shanxi.jpg|thumb|The Franciscan Martyrs of Shanxi]]
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Nanetti was born Clelia Nanetti 9 January 1872 in [[Occhiobello]], [[Province of Rovigo|Rovigo]], Italy and joined the [[Franciscan Missionaries of Mary]] on 4 January 1892.<ref name=csi /> She was said to be a keen pupil at school but she only had an elementary education. Her parents resisted her idea of becoming a religious sister, but her brother who was a Franciscan, encouraged her. She started her [[postulancy]] on 24 January 1892 and stook the name Maria Chiara when she became a [[novitiate|novice]] in April.<ref name=fmm />


In 1899 she was one of a group of seven sisters from the order who went to [[Taiyuan]], China, arriving on 4 May 1899, to set up an orphanage at the mission there under bishop [[Gregorio Grassi]],<ref name=fmm /> at the request of the co-adjutor bishop of [[Shanxi]], Francisco Fagolla, who wanted to found a small hospital and improve the education offered at the orphanage. The other six sisters came from Belgium, France and the Netherlands although [[Maria della Pace]], like Nanetti, was also Italian. One of their tasks was to learn the local language and the customs.<ref name=mysg/>
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On 5 July 1900, during the [[Boxer Rebellion]], the Christians at the mission were ordered to renounce their faith or face death; at 4pm on 9 July the priests, nuns, seminarians and Christian lay workers were all killed, in what is known as the [[Taiyuan massacre]].<ref name="fmm">{{cite web |title=Saints and Blessed |url=https://fmm.org/saints-and-blessed/ |publisher=Franciscan Missionaries of Mary |access-date=2 May 2021}}</ref> Maria Chiara was beatified by [[Pope Pius XII]] on 24 November 1946 and canonised by [[Pope John Paul II]] on 1 October 2000 as one of a group of 120 [[Martyr Saints of China]].<ref name= csi />

The level of threat to the community rose and on 27 June 1900 the Bishops advised that the sisters should change into local clothes and escape. [[Marie-Hermine of Jesus]] as Mother Superior proposed the sisters should not be denied the sacrifice of dying for their faith and they were allowed to take their chances.<ref name=mysg>{{Cite web|title=7 Martyrs|url=http://www.fmm-mysg.org/7-martyrs.html|access-date=2021-05-05|website=Franciscan Missionaries of Mary|language=en|archive-date=2021-05-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503085011/http://www.fmm-mysg.org/7-martyrs.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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On 5 July 1900, during the [[Boxer Rebellion]], the Christians at the mission were ordered to renounce their faith or face death; at 4pm on 9 July the priests, sisters, seminarians and Christian lay workers were all killed, in what is known as the [[Taiyuan massacre]].<ref name="fmm">{{cite web |title=Saints and Blessed |url=https://fmm.org/saints-and-blessed/ |publisher=Franciscan Missionaries of Mary |access-date=2 May 2021}}</ref> On hearing the news of the death of the seven sisters, the mission's founder, [[Mary of the Passion]], is reported to have said "now I have seven true [[Franciscan Missionaries of Mary]]".<ref name="fmm"/> Maria Chiara was beatified by [[Pope Pius XII]] on 24 November 1946 and canonised by [[Pope John Paul II]] on 1 October 2000 as one of a group of 120 [[Martyr Saints of China]]. The Franciscan Martyrs of China are remembered on 9 July each year.<ref name= csi />


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Latest revision as of 07:06, 21 August 2023

Saint

Maria Chiara Nanetti
Martyr
BornClelia Nanetti
9 January 1872
Occhiobello, Rovigo, Italy
Died9 July 1900 (age 28)
Taiyuan, China
Beatified24 November 1946 by Pope Pius XII
Canonized1 October 2000, Rome by Pope John Paul II
Feast9 July as one of the Martyr Saints of China

Saint Maria Chiara Nanetti or Mary Clare (1872-1900, born Clelia Nanetti) was an Italian religious sister who died for her faith in China during the Boxer Rebellion and was canonised in 2000.[1] She is one of the group known as the Martyr Saints of China who were canonised by Pope John Paul II 1 October 2000.[2][3][4][5]

Life[edit]

The Franciscan Martyrs of Shanxi

Nanetti was born Clelia Nanetti 9 January 1872 in Occhiobello, Rovigo, Italy and joined the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary on 4 January 1892.[1] She was said to be a keen pupil at school but she only had an elementary education. Her parents resisted her idea of becoming a religious sister, but her brother who was a Franciscan, encouraged her. She started her postulancy on 24 January 1892 and stook the name Maria Chiara when she became a novice in April.[6]

In 1899 she was one of a group of seven sisters from the order who went to Taiyuan, China, arriving on 4 May 1899, to set up an orphanage at the mission there under bishop Gregorio Grassi,[6] at the request of the co-adjutor bishop of Shanxi, Francisco Fagolla, who wanted to found a small hospital and improve the education offered at the orphanage. The other six sisters came from Belgium, France and the Netherlands although Maria della Pace, like Nanetti, was also Italian. One of their tasks was to learn the local language and the customs.[7]

The level of threat to the community rose and on 27 June 1900 the Bishops advised that the sisters should change into local clothes and escape. Marie-Hermine of Jesus as Mother Superior proposed the sisters should not be denied the sacrifice of dying for their faith and they were allowed to take their chances.[7]

On 5 July 1900, during the Boxer Rebellion, the Christians at the mission were ordered to renounce their faith or face death; at 4pm on 9 July the priests, sisters, seminarians and Christian lay workers were all killed, in what is known as the Taiyuan massacre.[6] On hearing the news of the death of the seven sisters, the mission's founder, Mary of the Passion, is reported to have said "now I have seven true Franciscan Missionaries of Mary".[6] Maria Chiara was beatified by Pope Pius XII on 24 November 1946 and canonised by Pope John Paul II on 1 October 2000 as one of a group of 120 Martyr Saints of China. The Franciscan Martyrs of China are remembered on 9 July each year.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Saint Maria Chaira". CatholicSaints.Info. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2021. NB Incorrect title on website
  2. ^ "120 Martyrs of China". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Agostino Zhao Rong (+1815) and 119 companions in China (+1648-1930)". www.vatican.va. Vatican News Service. 1 October 2000. Retrieved 1 May 2021. Blessed Mary Clare (in saec: Clelia Nanetti)
  4. ^ "Martyrs of China: Canonized Martyrs (†1648-1930)". newsaints.faithweb.com. Hagiography Circle. Retrieved 1 May 2021. Clelia Nanetti (Maria Chiara)
  5. ^ "The 7 Martyrs of Taiyuan-Fu, China". Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, Malaysia-Singapore Province. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d "Saints and Blessed". Franciscan Missionaries of Mary. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  7. ^ a b "7 Martyrs". Franciscan Missionaries of Mary. Archived from the original on 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
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