Blessed Maria Gargani
Also known as: Maria Crocifissa del Divino Amore; Maria Crocifissa of Divine Love
Feast Day
24-May
Born
Evening of 23 December 1892 at Morra de Sanctis, Avellino, Italy
Died
23 May 1973 in Naples, Italy of natural causes; re-interred at the motherhouse of the Sisters Apostles of the Sacred Heart on 17 May 1992
Beatified
2 June 2018 by Pope Francis; the beatification miracle involved the 1975 healing of Michelina Formichella of Torrecuso, Benevento, Italy; beatification recognition celebrated at the cathedral of Naples, Italy presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato
Venerated
7 July 2017 by Pope Francis (decree of heroic virtues)
Biography
Blessed Maria Gargani, also known as Maria Crocifissa del Divino Amore or Maria Crocifissa of Divine Love, was born on the evening of 23 December 1892 in Morra de Sanctis, Avellino, Italy. She was the youngest of eight children born to Rocco Gargani and Angiolina De Paola. Raised in a pious family, Blessed Maria's father ensured that all the children received a solid religious education.
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