Blessed Anne Marie Taigi
Also known as: Anna Maria Gesualda Antonia Taigi; Anna Maria Taigi; Anne Marie Gianetti
Feast Day
9-Jun
Born
29 May 1769 at Siena, Italy as Anne Marie Gianetti
Died
9 June 1837 at Rome, Italy of natural causes; body incorrupt; remains transferred several times; interred at Saint Crisogono church, Trastevere, Rome, Italy
Beatified
30 May 1920 by Pope Benedict XV
Venerated
4 March 1906 by Pope Saint Pius X (decree of heroic virtues)
Biography
Blessed Anne Marie Taigi, also known as Anna Maria Gesualda Antonia Taigi, Anna Maria Taigi, and Anne Marie Gianetti, was born on 29 May 1769 in Siena, Italy, to Luigi Giannetti and Maria Masi. Anne Marie's early life was marked by financial hardship as her father's pharmacy business in Siena went bankrupt when she was only five years old. Consequently, her family moved to Rome in search of work, where her father could only find employment as a household servant.
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