Saint Maria Bertilla Boscardin
Also known as: Ann Francis Boscardin; Anna Francesca Boscardin; Maria Bertilla
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
October 20
Born
October 6, 1888
Died
October 20, 1922
Canonized
11 May 1961 by Pope John XXIII
Beatified
8 June 1952 by Pope Pius XII
Biography
Saint Maria Bertilla Boscardin, also known as Ann Francis Boscardin, Anna Francesca Boscardin, or simply Maria Bertilla, was born on October 6, 1888, in the small village of Brendola, Italy. She came from a poor peasant family, headed by her father Angelo Boscardin, who was known to be a violent and abusive drunk....