Blessed Maria Teresa Casini
Also known as: Sister Maria Serafina of the Heart of Jesus Pierced
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
April 3
Born
October 27, 1864
Died
April 1, 3
Beatified
31 October 2015 by Pope Francis
Venerated
7 July 1997 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtues)
Biography
Blessed Maria Teresa Casini, also known as Sister Maria Serafina of the Heart of Jesus Pierced, was born on 27 October 1864 in Frascati, Italy. She was the eldest daughter of Tommaso Casini, an engineer, and Melania Rayner. At the age of two days, she was baptized at the cathedral of Frascati.
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Beatified
Beatified2015-10-31 by 31 October 2015 by Pope Francis; beatification recognition celebrated at the Piazza San Pietro at the cathedral in Frascati, Italy, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato; her beatification miracle involved the 25 – 27 June 2003 healing of the brain lesions and trauma of Jacob “Jack” Ronald Sebest, a five year old drowning victim in Youngstown, Ohio
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