Elia di San Clemente

Elia di San Clemente (dt. Elia of St. Clement) (real name: Teodora Fracasso) (born January 17, 1901 in Bari , Italy ; † December 25, 1927 there ) was an Italian nun in the order of the Discalced Carmelites and is in venerated as blessed by the Catholic Church .

Life

Theodora Fracasso grew up in a Catholic family. After a vision in which Therese von Lisieux appeared to her, she decided to become a nun . On April 8, 1920, she entered the Carmel of St. Joseph the Discalced Carmelites in Bari and took the religious name Elia di San Clemente . In 1925 she took her religious vows . In her spiritual life she was guided by the Little Way of St. Therese of Lisieux. After falling victim to slander and other trials, she led a hidden life in which she devoted herself to the mystical life of prayer. Sr. Elia di San Clemente was beatified on March 18, 2006 in Bari . Her feast day in the liturgy is May 29th .

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SURNAME	Elia di San Clemente
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Teodora Fracasso
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian Carmelite and Blessed
DATE OF BIRTH	January 17, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bari
DATE OF DEATH	December 25, 1927
Place of death	Bari