Blessed Alfonsa Clerici
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
January 14
Born
February 14, 1860
Died
January 1, 14
Beatified
23 October 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI
Biography
Blessed Alfonsa Clerici, born on 14 February 1860 in Lainate, Milan, Italy, was the eldest of ten children born to Angelo and Maria Romano Clerici. She came from a poor, but deeply religious family. Two of her brothers became monks, and one of her sisters joined the Sisters of the Precious Blood.