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Blessed Chiara Badano
Blessed Chiara Badano

Blessed Chiara Badano

Also known as: Luce Badano

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

29-Oct

Born

29 October 1971 in Savona, Italy

Died

7 October 1990 in Sassello, Savona, Italy of natural causes

Beatified

25 September 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI

Venerated

3 July 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI

Biography

Blessed Chiara Badano, also known as Luce Badano, was a young lay woman born on 29 October 1971 in Savona, Italy. She grew up in the Diocese of Aqui Terme, the daughter of Ruggero Badano, a truck driver, and Maria Teresa Caviglia. Chiara was known for her kind, happy, and pious nature, and she had a wide range of interests including tennis, swimming, hiking, singing, and dancing. Initially, she aspired to become a flight attendant.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified2010-09-25 by 25 September 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI

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