Paula Frassinetti

Paula Frassinetti , different spelling Paola Frassinetti (born March 3, 1809 in Genoa , † June 11, 1882 in Rome ) was a religious sister and founder of the women's congregation Congregatio Sororum a Sancta Dorothea ( Sisters of St. Dorothea ) (Italian: Suore di Dorotea della Frassinetti ).

The sisters of St. Dorothea

Paula Frassinetti founded the congregation in Genoa in 1834 as a monastic institute . It is named after St. Dorothea . In 1841 the seat of the administration was moved to Rome. The papal confirmation took place in 1863. The community has 837 sisters in 123 convents worldwide (as of 2016).

Beatification and Canonization

Paula Frassinetti was beatified on June 8, 1930 - and canonized on March 11, 1984 . Her memorial day in the liturgy is June 11th.

literature

Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Paula Frassinetti. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 2, Bautz, Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-032-8 , Sp. 114-114. ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )

Web links

Commons : Paola Frassinetti - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Footnotes

↑ Annuario Pontificio , 2017 edition, p. 1622.

personal data
SURNAME	Frassinetti, Paula
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Frassinetti, Paola
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian founder of the order
DATE OF BIRTH	March 3, 1809
PLACE OF BIRTH	Genoa
DATE OF DEATH	June 11, 1882
Place of death	Rome

[1] Annuario Pontificio , 2017 edition, p. 1622.