Saint Rose Venerini
Also known as: Rosa
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day: 7-May
Born: 9 February 1656 at Viterbo, Italy
Died: 7 May 1728 at Rome, Italy of natural causes
Canonized: 15 October 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI
Beatified: 4 May 1952 by Pope Pius XII
Venerated In: 6 March 1949 by Pope Pius XII
Biography
Saint Rose Venerini (1646–1720) was born in Viterbo, Italy, to Godfrey Venerini, a physician. After her fiancé died, she entered the Convent of the Poor Clares.
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