Maria Anna Donati


Maria Anna Donati
Religious
Born(1848-10-26)26 October 1848
Marradi, Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Died18 March 1925(1925-03-18) (aged 76)
Florence, Kingdom of Italy
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified30 March 2008, Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence, Italy by Cardinal José Saraiva Martins
Feast18 March
Attributes
Patronage
  • Calasanzian Sisters
  • Orphans

Maria Anna Donati (26 October 1848 - 18 March 1925) was an Italian Roman Catholic nun who had established the Calasanzian Sisters in Florence with the aid of Celestino Zini. Upon her profession as a religious she assumed the new name of "Celestina of the Mother of God" in honor of Zini.[1]

Her beatification was celebrated in Florence on 30 March 2008 - Cardinal José Saraiva Martins celebrated it on behalf of Pope Benedict XVI who had approved the beatification months prior.

  1. ^ "Blessed Celestine of the Mother of God". Saints SQPN. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.

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