Blessed Gaetana Tolomeo
Also known as: Nuccia
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
January 24
Born
April 10, 1936
Died
January 24, 1997
Beatified
3 October 2021 by Pope Francis
Venerated
6 April 2019 by Pope Francis (decree of heroic virtues)
Biography
Blessed Gaetana Tolomeo, also known as Nuccia, was a lay woman of the archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace, Italy, known for her life of profound faith and enduring physical suffering. She was born on April 10, 1936, in Catanzaro Sala, Catanzaro, Italy.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified2021-10-03 by 3 October 2021 by Pope Francis; the beatification was celebrated in the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, Cosenza, Italy, presided by Cardinal Marcello Semeraro; the beatification miracle involved the saving of an unborn child which had nested in the cervical canal of the mother; physicians recommended abortion; the mother refused and prayed that Blessed Gaetana would intercede for her; the baby re-nested in the mother‘s uterus and was later born perfectly healthy
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