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Enrichetta Alfieri

1891 – 1951

Italian Roman Catholic nun

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Lived 1891 – 1951 (aged 60). Enrichetta Alfieri was an Italian religious sister, nun and cloistered nun.

Enrichetta Alfieri (23 February 1891 – 23 November 1951), born Maria Angela Domenica Alfieri, was an Italian Roman Catholic religious sister and a member of the Sisters of Divine Charity.

Alfieri was called also "the mother of San Vittore" and "the angel of San Vittore" due to her extensive work in the San Vittore prison in Milan. She worked there during World War II when the Nazis arrested her on the charge of espionage. The intervention of the Cardinal Archbishop of Milan Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster secured her release.

Pope Benedict XVI approved her beatification and delegated Cardinal Angelo Amato to preside over the beatification celebration at Milan Cathedral on 26 June 2011.

Life Maria Angela Domenica Alfieri was born in 1891 in Borgo Vercelli to Giovanni Alfieri and Rosa Compagnone.

The process for investigating a miracle opened on 28 May 2002 in a diocesan process that Cardinal Martini inaugurated in the Archdiocese of Milan and closed on 29 June 2002. The process received C.C.S. validation on 12 March 2004 and received the approval of the medical board on 28 October 2010. Theologians also approved the miracle on 14 January 2011 and the C.C.S. also voted to approve the miracle on 1 March 2011. Pope Benedict XVI approved the healing to be a credible miracle on 2 April 2011. The miracle involved the 1990s cure of Stefania Copelli.

Benedict XVI delegated Cardinal Angelo Amato to preside over the beatification outside of the Milan Cathedral on 26 June 2011.

The current postulator assigned to the cause is Sr. Anna Antida Casolino.

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Religious sister, nun, cloistered nun
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Enriqueta Alfieri

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Who was Enrichetta Alfieri?

Italian Roman Catholic nun (1891-1951)

When was Enrichetta Alfieri born?

Enrichetta Alfieri was born on 23 February 1891 in Borgo Vercelli.

When did Enrichetta Alfieri die?

Enrichetta Alfieri died on 23 November 1951 in Milan.

What was Enrichetta Alfieri's occupation?

Enrichetta Alfieri was a religious sister, nun and cloistered nun.

What nationality was Enrichetta Alfieri?

Enrichetta Alfieri was Italian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Enrichetta Alfieri

· Wikidata: Q9254083

· DBpedia: Enrichetta Alfieri

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