Armida Barelli
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Armida Barelli (1 December 1882 – 15 August 1952) was an Italian
Barelli's cause for sainthood commenced in 1960 when she was accorded the posthumous title
Life
Armida Barelli was born into the upper class on 1 December 1882 in Milan to Napoleon Barelli and Savina Candiani; her siblings were brothers Gino and Fausto and sisters Maria, Gemma, and Vittoria.
Barelli studied in Milan under the
From 1900 until 1908 she received proposals from her parents to wed but despite this she decided to devote herself to others and in particular wished to cater to the needs of the poor and the orphaned.
In 1910 she met Father
Pope Benedict XV received her in a private audience on 28 September 1918 and appointed her as the President of the National Girls' Youth of Catholic Action and held that post until 1946. It was her original wish to serve in the missions despite the pope's insistence that her mission was in Italy. With Gemelli in 1919 in Assisi she established the Third Order Franciscan Sisters of the Social Kingship of the Sacred Heart. Barelli opened a home for the poor in northern China as well as an institute for religious vocations in 1920 and in 1921 founded the "Ring of Resurrection" magazine. In November 1921 - at the behest of Benedict XV - she established the "Society of Friends of the Catholic University".
Alongside Gemelli, Ludovico Necchi, Francesco Olgiati and Ernesto Lobardo, she established the
In 1949 she began to suffer the effects of a progressive and an incurable disease and on 8 January 1952 suffered paralysis in her right hand. On 15 August 1952 she was visited by Gemelli, only to die mere hours later. She was buried on the following 17 August in Marzio and her remains were transferred to Milan on 8 March 1953. Upon his death in 1959, Gemelli was buried alongside her.
Beatification
The diocesan process for the sainthood process commenced under
Barelli was proclaimed to be
The miracle required for her beatification was investigated and was validated in 2006. The medical board in Rome met on 12 November 2009 and the board requested further material pertaining to the alleged miracle on 20 September 2015. The medical board later issued their approval before the theologians must meet to likewise approve it. The case was delivered to Pope Francis who provided his approval in 2021; this enabled for her beatification to take place on 30 April 2022 in Milan.
The postulator assigned to the cause is Silvia Mónica Correale.
References
- ^ a b c d "Venerable Armida Barelli". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 28 December 2015.