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Orphaned at age seven, she was raised by her grandmother. At 17 she opened a school for poor girls in her home. Taught school at Rovato, Italy at 22, and then at Cemmo Valcamonica, Italy. Helped found the Sisters of Saint Dorothy of Cemmo, and served in the order for 40 years.

Born

• 9 May 1800 in Rovato, Italy

Died

• 23 March 1882 in Cemmo, Italy of natural causes

Venerated

• 13 May 1989 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtues)

Beatified

• 21 April 1991 by Pope John Paul II at Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome, Italy

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Annunciata Asteria Cocchetti“. CatholicSaints.Info. 23 March 2017. Web. 22 January 2021. <>