Blessed Maria Schininà Arezzo - Catholic Blessed

Blessed Maria Schininà Arezzo

Also known as: Mother Mary of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

11-Jun

Born

10 April 1844 in Ragusa, Sicily, Italy

Died

11 June 1910 in Ragusa, Sicily, Italy of natural causes

Beatified

4 November 1990 by Pope John Paul II; beatification celebrated at Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City; the beatification miracle involved the healing of Angelina Tarantino at the Mariano Santo Hospital in Cosenza, Italy from an “asthmatic syndrome with obstructive emphysema and severe respiratory failure” following prayers for the intercession of Blessed Maria

Venerated

13 May 1989 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtues)

Biography

Blessed Maria SchininÖ Arezzo, also known as Mother Mary of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, was born on April 10, 1844, in Ragusa, Sicily, Italy. She was born into the Italian nobility as the fifth of eight children of Giambattista SchininÖ and Rosalia Arezzo.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified1990-11-04 by 4 November 1990 by Pope John Paul II; beatification celebrated at Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City; the beatification miracle involved the healing of Angelina Tarantino at the Mariano Santo Hospital in Cosenza, Italy from an “asthmatic syndrome with obstructive emphysema and severe respiratory failure” following prayers for the intercession of Blessed Maria