Caterina Volpicelli

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Caterina Volpicelli

Caterina Volpicelli (born January 21, 1839 in Naples ; † December 28, 1894 ibid) was an Italian nun and founder of the Servants of the Sacred Heart of Jesus by Caterina Volpicelli ( it . : Ancelle del Sacro Cuore di Caterina Volpicelli) . She was canonized by the Catholic Church .

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Her family belonged to the upper middle class of Naples. After the contemplative life with the Adorers of the Blessed Sacrament ( it . : Adoratrici del Santissimo Sacramento) did not appeal to her, she took part in the prayer apostolate of the Sacred Heart of Jesus . The apostolate of prayer remained her spiritual model throughout her life. Through Fr. Henri Ramière , the great sponsor of this prayer apostolate as editor of the monthly magazine Messager du Cœur de Jésus - Bulletin mensuel de L´Apostolat de la Prière (German: Messenger of the Heart of Jesus - Monthly Bulletin of the Prayer Apostolate), she made contact with the Oblates of the Sacred Heart of Jesus founded by Louise Thérèse de Montaignac de Chauvance . However, she opened no branch of the French Institute, but was based on the advice of the Cardinal - Archbishop of Naples, Sisto Riario Sforza , in 1874, the Institute Servants of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and on March 3, 1875, a novitiate. On June 20, 1888, the congregation received a decretum laudis . The final approbation by the Holy See took place on August 9, 1902.

Catherina Volpicelli was beatified on April 29, 2001 by Pope John Paul II . On April 26, 2009 she was by Pope Benedict XVI. canonized. Her feast day in the liturgy is December 28th.

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SURNAME Volpicelli, Caterina
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Founder of the Ancelle del Sacro Cuore di Caterina Volpicelli
DATE OF BIRTH January 21, 1839
PLACE OF BIRTH Naples
DATE OF DEATH December 28, 1894
Place of death Naples