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Revision as of 15:07, 3 May 2021
Saint Maria Chiara Nanetti | |
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| Born | Clelia Nanetti 9 January 1872 Occhiobello, Rovigo, Italy |
| Died | 9 July 1900 (age 28) Taiyuan, China |
| Beatified | 24 November 1946 by Pope Pius XII |
| Canonized | 1 October 2000, Rome by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | 9 July as one of the Martyr Saints of China |
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.[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]
She was born Clelia Nanetti 9 January 1872 in Occhiobello, Rovigo, Italy and joined the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary on 4 January 1892.[1] 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]
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.[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.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Saint Maria Chaira". CatholicSaints.Info. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2021. NB Incorrect title on website
- ^ "120 Martyrs of China". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "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)
- ^ "Martyrs of China: Canonized Martyrs (†1648-1930)". newsaints.faithweb.com. Hagiography Circle. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
Clelia Nanetti (Maria Chiara)
- ^ "The 7 Martyrs of Taiyuan-Fu, China". Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, Malaysia-Singapore Province. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Saints and Blessed". Franciscan Missionaries of Mary. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
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