Blessed Costanza Starace
Also known as: Maria Maddalena della Passione
Feast Day
5 September; 13 December on some calendars
Born
5 September 1845 in Castellammare di Stabia, Naples, Italy as Costanza Starace
Died
13 December 1921 in Castellammare di Stabia, Naples, Italy of pneumonia; re-interred at the shrine of the Sacred Heart in Scanzano, Italy on 19 August 1929
Beatified
15 April 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI; recognition celebrated in the cathedral of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy by Cardinal Jose Martins Sarajva
Venerated
7 July 2003 by Pope John Paul II
Biography
Blessed Costanza Starace, also known as Maria Maddalena della Passione, was born on 5 September 1845 in Castellammare di Stabia, Naples, Italy. From an early age, Costanza's life was consecrated to Our Lady of Sorrows. She was sent to a boarding school run by the Daughters of Charity in Castellammare di Stabia, where she received her education.
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