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Saint Benedicta Cambiagio Frassinello
Saint Benedicta Cambiagio Frassinello

Saint Benedicta Cambiagio Frassinello

Also known as: Benedetta Cambiagio Frassinello; Benedikta Frassinello; Benedetta Cambiagio

Saint

Feast Day

March 21

Born

October 2

Died

March 21

Canonized

19 May 2002 by Pope John Paul II at Rome, Italy

Beatified

10 May 1987 by Pope John Paul II

Biography

Benedetta Cambiagio Frassinello was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious and the founder of the Benedictine Sisters of Providence. Born to a family that initially pressured her into marriage, she and her husband chose to live a chaste life in response to their parents' wishes. Together, they dedicated themselves to education, founding schools for girls....

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