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Blessed Maria Ludovica De Angelis
Blessed Maria Ludovica De Angelis

Blessed Maria Ludovica De Angelis

Also known as: Antonina

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

25 February; 3 October on some calendars

Born

24 October 1880 at San Gregorio, Italy as Antonina

Died

25 February 1962 at La Plata, Argentina of abdominal cancer; relics enshrined in the cathedral of Nuestra Señora de los Dolores in La Plata

Beatified

3 October 2004 by Pope John Paul II

Venerated

20 December 2001 by Pope John Paul II (decree ofheroic virtues)

Biography

Blessed Maria Ludovica De Angelis, also known as Antonina, was born on 24 October 1880 in San Gregorio, Italy. She was the eldest of eight children born into a humble peasant family. Despite facing opposition from her family, Antonina followed her calling and joined the Daughters of Our Lady of Mercy on 17 November 1904, taking the religious name Sister Maria Ludovica.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified2004-10-03 by 3 October 2004 by Pope John Paul II

Feast Days

February 25October 3
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