Clelia Barbieri
Clelia Barbieri (born February 13, 1847 in San Giovanni in Persiceto , Italy , † July 13, 1870 in Bologna , Italy) was an Italian founder of the order and is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church .
Life
Clelia, whose mother came from a noble family, but her father came from a poor background, could not even finish elementary school and grew up in abject poverty. But her mother's upbringing made up for the lack of education. From a young age, Clelia dedicated herself to perpetual prayer and taught the catechism to the children of her home parish . In 1868 she and three other companions founded the Congregation of the Minime dell'Addolorata ("Little Sisters of Our Lady of Sorrows").
Clelia Barbieri is said to have worn stigmata . She died of tuberculosis at the age of 23 two years after the congregation was founded . She is considered to be the youngest religious founder in church history. The Congregation of the Little Sisters of Our Lady of Sorrows has branches in Italy, India and Tanzania .
Adoration
Pope Paul VI beatified Clelia on October 27, 1967 . On April 9, 1989, the canonization was canonized by Pope John Paul II . Her feast day in the liturgy is July 13th .
literature
- Ekkart Sauser : CLELIA (Cloelia) Barbieri: St. Founder of the order. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 21, Bautz, Nordhausen 2003, ISBN 3-88309-110-3 , Sp. 280-280.
- Friedemann needy : Lexicon of saints. Comet 2006, ISBN 3-89836-529-8 .
- Paola Giovetti: Santa Clelia Barbieri. Una biografia . Edizioni San Paolo, Milan 1994.
- Ernesto Vecchi: Santa Clelia l'icona riuscita. Meditazione sul magistero cleliano del card. arcivescovo Giacomo Biffi . Edizioni Dehoniane, Bologna 2004.
Web links
- Vatican (English) accessed June 14, 2011
- Biography in "Santi e Beati" (Italian)
- Clelia Barbieri
Individual evidence
- ↑ Clelia Barbieri - Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints . Website of the Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Barbieri, Clelia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian founder of the order, saint of the Catholic Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 13, 1847 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Giovanni in Persiceto , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 13, 1870 |
| Place of death | Bologna , Italy |