Blessed Gaetana Tolomeo - Catholic Blessed

Blessed Gaetana Tolomeo

Also known as: Nuccia

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

24-Jan

Born

10 April 1936 in Catanzaro Sala, Catanzaro, Italy

Died

24 January 1997 in Catanzaro Sala, Catanzaro, Italy of natural causes; interred in the Chapel of the Crucifix, church of Monte dei Morti e della Misericordia in Catanzaro on 1 November 2010

Beatified

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

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