Ø Foundress of Congregation of the Benedictine Sisters of
Providence, who are dedicated to teaching
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Born
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On 2 October 1791 at Langasco, Campomorone, Italy
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Died
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On 21
March 1858 at Ronco Scrivia, Italy, of
natural causes
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Venerated
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On 6 July 1985 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic
virtues)
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Beatified
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On 10
May 1987 by Pope John Paul II
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Canonized
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On 19 May 2002 by Pope John Paul II at Rome, Italy
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Feast
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21st
March
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Born on October 2,
1791 as Benedetta Cambiagio in Campomorone , Italy was Saint Benedicta
Cambiagio Frassinello. At age 20 she had a profound mystical experience which
left her devoted to prayer and desiring a religious life. But she went with
her family's wishes and married Giovanni Battista Frassinella in 1816. The
lived a normal married life for two years, but Giovanni was impressed with
his wife's holiness and desire for religious life. The couple took care of
her little sister until she died from cancer in 1825. Giovanni joined the
Somaschan Fathers and Benedetta became an Ursuline nun.
Benedicta's started
to grow ill in 1826 and she returned home and she began to work with other
young women in the area. The work was going so well that her husband was
assigned to help. The schools continued to grow and prosper and Sister
Benedicta was appointed Promoter of Public Instruction. Even though they
lived a chaste life, the unusual relationship developed into gossip from
civil and Church authorities. To make sure she did not get in the way of the
work, in 1838 Benedicta turned the work over to the bishop and went to live
as a nun in Ronco Scrivia.
She did not want to
withdraw from the world and start over again, she and five companions founded
the Congregation of the Benedictine Sisters of Providence who are dedicated
to teaching and they opened another school. She lived alone and the
authorities did not have cause for gossip, and Benedicta spend the rest of
her life in prayer and service. She died on March 21, 1858 in Ronco Scrivia
of natural causes. She was canonized on May 19, 2002 by Pope John Paul II in
Rome.
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