Edvige Carboni
Roman Catholic Church | |
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| Beatified | 15 June 2019, Ippodromo Generale Eugenio Unali, Pozzomaggiore, Sassari, Italy by Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu |
| Feast | 17 February |
Edvige Carboni (2 May 1880 – 17 February 1952) was an
Life
Edvige Carboni was born in
Her mother recalled Carboni's birth and told her that on that occasion she had seen a luminous host in the monstrance and would tell her daughter this because: "If I die, you must receive
Her mother taught her embroidery as a child and she would work with her father in the embroidery business. She also spent time in the convent of the Sisters of Saint Vincent in Alghero where the nuns led a course in embroidery. Her mother's frail health saw her tend to the education and care of her younger siblings as well as other domestic duties.
Carboni made her First Communion in 1891. She wanted to become a nun in 1895 but her mother disapproved of it and she took this disapproval as a sign of the will of God.[1] In 1895 her sister Paulina was born. From 1896 her visions of Jesus and Mary became ever more frequent. She became a professed member of the Third Order of Saint Francis in 1906 and belonged to an association known as the Friends of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus; she began recording her thoughts in a spiritual journal. Her mother died in 1910 and her responsibilities tripled.
In her grandmother's home remained a replica of
She attended her brother Galdino's marriage to Penelope Gerundini (8 May 1899 – 31 December 1979).
Her spiritual gifts included levitation and the reading of hearts as well as the discernment of spirits and frequent visits from the souls in Purgatory.[2] She also had several visions of Aloysius Gonzaga and on their first encounter he asked her: "Do you know me?" to which she replied that she did not. Gonzaga said: "I am Saint Aloysius Gonzaga. I have come to tell you that I love you very much and that you should love Jesus always".[1]
Carboni stated in her diary that once during prayer, she was visited by Benito Mussolini, former Italian dictator, who said to her: "purgatory is terrible for me because I waited until the last moment to repent."[3] According to her, God later informed Carboni that Mussolini's soul entered Heaven.[3]
Carboni noted in her spiritual journal on 16 November 1938 how she received
Carboni experienced a number of visions from saints. She began to experience
Carboni spent the last fourteen years of her life living with her sister Paulina in Rome.
On 17 February 1952 she got up in the morning to attend
Her remains from a white coffin were exhumed in October 2015 for canonical inspection as part of the canonization cause. Her remains were relocated as a result of this.
Beatification
The beatification process opened in the Diocese of Rome in a diocesan process that opened in December 1968 and concluded sometime later after having taken all of the available documents and interrogatories – this also included her spiritual journal.[1] The cause for beatification commenced in 1968; she was accorded the title of
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Servant of God Edvige Carboni". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Edvige Carboni". Mystics of the Church. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Edvige Carboni". Mystics of the Church. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "Italy – Beatified Edvige Carboni, Salesian Cooperator", Agenzia Info Salesiana, June 17, 2019
- ^ "Soon to be beatified, two Italian lay faithful", Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life, November 14, 2018
- ^ "Cardinal Becciu, in the beatification of Edvige Carboni, praises the new Blessed's passion for wounded humanity". Holy See Press Office. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
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