Blessed Assunta Marchetti
Profile
One of eleven children. Nun. Co-founder the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo (Scalabrinian Sisters) whose 800 sisters continue their work today in 26 countries.
Born
- 19 December 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of heroic virtues)
- 25 October 2014 by Pope Francis
- her beatification miracle involved the rapid, instantaneous, and permanent healing of Heraclides Teixeira Filho of “ischemic heart disease, cardiac arrest during the myocardial revascularization, dissection of cornary dx, cardio-surgical intervention of the myocardial revascularization in emergency conditions” in January 1994 at the Hospital Mãe de Deus in Porto Alegre, Brazil
- beatification recognition celebrated in São Paulo, Brazil, celebrated by by Cardinal Angelo Amato and Cardinal Odilo Scherer
Readings
She was a nun who was exemplary in the service of orphans, [and] of Italian immigrants. She saw Jesus present in the poor, in the orphans, in the sick, in the migrants. Let us give thanks to the Lord for this woman, a model of tireless missionary spirit and courageous dedication in the service of charity. – Pope Francis, 26 October 2014
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Assunta Marchetti“. CatholicSaints.Info. 6 October 2017. Web. 29 May 2020. <>