Saint Geltrude Caterina Comensoli
Also known as: Gertrude; Caterina
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
February 18
Born
January 18, 1847
Died
February 18, 1903
Canonized
26 April 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI
Beatified
1 October 1989 by Pope John Paul II
Biography
Saint Geltrude Caterina Comensoli, also known as Gertrude Caterina, was born on 18 January 1847 in Biennio, Brescia, Italy. She was one of eleven children in a humble family, with her father working as an iron forge worker and her mother as a seamstress. From a young age, Geltrude exhibited a strong spiritual inclination and a deep desire to serve God....