Blessed Cecilia Eusepi - Catholic Blessed

Blessed Cecilia Eusepi

Also known as: Maria Angela

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

1-Oct

Born

17 February 1910 in Monte Romano, Viterbo, Italy

Died

1 October 1928 in Nepi, Viterbo, Italy of tuberculosis; she predicted the date of her death following a dream about Saint Thérèse of Lisieux; she died singing a hymn to the Blessed Virgin Mary; re-interred at the church of San Tolomeo ai Servi in Nepi on 16 March 1944

Beatified

17 June 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI; beatification celebrated at the Piazza della Bottata in Nepi, Italy by Cardinal Angelo Amato; the beatification miracle involved the healing of Tommaso Ricci on 4 August 1959 from injuries received in what should have been a fatal traffic accident

Venerated

1 June 1987 by Pope John Paul II

Biography

Blessed Cecilia Eusepi, also known as Maria Angela, was born on 17 February 1910 in Monte Romano, Viterbo, Italy. She was the youngest of eleven children in her family. Cecilia's early life was marked by tragedy as her father passed away only two months after her birth. However, her family's faith remained strong, and she was baptized at the tender age of 9 days.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified2012-06-17 by 17 June 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI; beatification celebrated at the Piazza della Bottata in Nepi, Italy by Cardinal Angelo Amato; the beatification miracle involved the healing of Tommaso Ricci on 4 August 1959 from injuries received in what should have been a fatal traffic accident