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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 nun, but her brother who was a Franciscan encouraged her. She started her religious life on 24 January 1892 and she took the name Maria Chiara when she became a novice that April.<ref name=fmm /> |
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 nun, but her brother who was a Franciscan encouraged her. She started her religious life on 24 January 1892 and she took the name Maria Chiara when she became a novice that April.<ref name=fmm /> |
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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 nuns 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/> |
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 nuns 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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Revision as of 10:04, 3 August 2022
Saint Maria Chiara Nanetti | |
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| Martyr | |
| 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]
Life
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 nun, but her brother who was a Franciscan encouraged her. She started her religious life on 24 January 1892 and she took the name Maria Chiara when she became a novice that 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 nuns 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 nuns should change into local clothes and escape. Marie-Hermine of Jesus as Mother Superior proposed the nuns 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, nuns, 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 nuns, 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
- ^ 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 c d "Saints and Blessed". Franciscan Missionaries of Mary. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "7 Martyrs". Franciscan Missionaries of Mary. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
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- 1872 births
- 1900 deaths
- Italian Roman Catholic saints
- Christian female saints of the Late Modern era
- Canonizations by Pope John Paul II
- People from the Province of Rovigo
- Franciscan Missionaries of Mary
- 19th-century Italian Roman Catholic religious sisters and nuns
- 19th-century Roman Catholic martyrs
- People of the Boxer Rebellion
- 19th-century Christian saints