Blessed Liduina Meneguzzi
Also known as: Ecumenical Flame; Elisa Angela Meneguzzi; Sister Great (meaning of Gudda); Sister Gudda (Ethiopian nickname); Sister Liduina
Feast Day
1-Dec
Born
12 September 1901 in Abano Terme, Padua, Italy as Elisa Angela Meneguzzi
Died
2 December 1941 of cancer in Dire-Dawa, Ethiopia; at the insistence of the injured soldiers who loved her, she was buried in the military graveyard at Dire-Dawa; relics translated to the motherhouse of the Sisters of the Congregation of Saint Francis de Sales in Padua, Italy in July 1961
Beatified
20 October 2002 by Pope John Paul II
Venerated
25 June 1996 by Pope John Paul II (promulgation of decree on heroic virtues)
Biography
Blessed Liduina Meneguzzi, also known as Ecumenical Flame, Elisa Angela Meneguzzi, Sister Great (meaning of Gudda), Sister Gudda (Ethiopian nickname), and Sister Liduina, was born on September 12, 1901, in Abano Terme, Padua, Italy. She was born into a poor farm family and from a young age, Liduina exhibited great piety. She attended daily Mass, prayed fervently, and even started teaching catechism as soon as she was old enough. It was clear that Liduina was deeply drawn to the religious life.
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