Antonietta Meo
Antonietta Meo , called Nennolina (born December 15, 1930 in Rome ; † July 3, 1937 there ) was an Italian girl who died at the age of six and was born in 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI. as the youngest person (except martyrs) to date, the “Heroic Virtue” was awarded as a preliminary stage to beatification . Since then she has been allowed to be venerated by the faithful as a venerable servant of God .
Life
Antonietta Meo was born as the fourth daughter of Michele and Maria Meo. When she was five years old, she developed bone cancer. After her leg had to be amputated on April 25, 1936, until her death she wrote around 150 letters to Jesus and Mary , which are testimony to an extraordinary power of faith and which go far beyond the spiritual maturity of their peers.
Beatification process
In 1942 the beatification process was opened at the instigation of the female youth of the Italian Catholic Action and its president Armida Barelli . After completing the proceedings at the diocesan level, in 1972 her case was transferred to the Congregation for the Causes of Saints . Antonietta Meo's remains were transferred to Santa Croce Church in Gerusalemme , one of the seven main churches in Rome, on July 5, 1999 , where she was baptized on the Feast of the Innocent Children in 1930. They rest there in a separate room between the nave and the cross relics. On December 18, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI confirmed her heroic degree of virtue and declared that holiness is possible at any age and Nennolina had already reached the peak of Christian perfection in her short life.
literature
- Alexandra von Teuffenbach : Nennolina writes to God. The letters of Antonietta Meo , St. Ulrich Verlag, Augsburg 2010, ISBN 978-3-86744-144-5
Web links
- Will Antonietta become the youngest saint in church history? (Report on Kath.net from December 20, 2007)
- A girl on the expressway to God (article by Paul Badde in Die Welt of December 22, 2007)
- Composition dedicated to the memory of Antonietta Meo (Johannes X. Schachtner: Two icons for solo cello: 1. Kara III / 2. Nennolina)
Remarks
- ↑ Address of Pope Benedict XVI. to the Children and Youth Section of the Italian Catholic Action on December 20, 2007
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meo, Antonietta |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nennolina |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian Venerable Servant of God |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 15, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 3, 1937 |
| Place of death | Rome |