Elisabetta Sanna
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Elisabetta Sanna (full name Elisabetta Sanna Porcu) (23 April 1788 – 17 February 1857) was an Italian
Sanna married and bore seven children but was widowed after almost two decades of marriage.[1][2]
Life
Elisabetta Sanna Porcu was born on 23 April 1788 as the second of five children to poor farmers of harsh economic conditions; a brother was Antonio Luigi. At three months old she contracted
She received her
On 13 September 1807 she married Antonio Porcu and the two went on to have seven children. The oldest was born in 1808 and the last was born in 1822 and two died soon after their births. Her husband died on 25 January 1825 when her oldest was seventeen and her last child was three. This meant she had to double the workload in the house in order to provide for her children.[3]
In 1829 Sanna met the
Sanna became a professed member of the Secular Franciscan Order and she devoted herself to the example of Francis of Assisi.
On a visit to
In Rome she educated other children in catechism and she also prepared them for the sacraments. Her house was open to all women who wanted to learn religious litanies and of catechism in general. Sanna also visited the ill and comforted them in private homes and in the Hospital for Incurables.[2] She knitted and the result as well as gifts given to her were used to help the poor and the orphans in the two houses that Pallotti founded. She attended several Masses on a frequent basis and also took time for Eucharistic Adoration. People visited her for advice and even Pallotti and his Pallottines visited her for advice too. She soon witnessed the foundation of the Union of the Catholic Apostolate and she became an active member of that organization. With Pallotti's death in 1850 she felt alone more than ever before but she continued to place her complete trust in God despite this great personal loss.[3]
Elisabetta Sanna died in 1857 and garnered the strong recognition of being a great saint. She was buried in the church of San Salvatore in Onda in Rome.
Beatification
Process and Venerable
The process for beatification was held on two fronts in both Rome and in Sassari, beginning on 15 June 1857. The cause was formally opened on 22 April 1880 under
The postulation then submitted the Positio to officials for further investigation in 1997 and the cause was moved at once to its historical commission on 22 April 1997 as is the case with older causes.[citation needed]
Miracle and beatification
The miracle required for beatification was investigated in the diocese of origin and was validated before it could proceed to the Rome-based medical board; it met and approved the healing as a miracle on 26 March 2015. Theologians followed suit and approved it on 9 June 2015 and transferred it to the members of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints who approved the miracle also on 12 January 2016.[citation needed]
The miracle in question concerned a Brazilian girl in 2008 who contracted an aggressive arm tumor and was cured of it as a result of the intercession of Sanna.[citation needed]
Pope Francis approved the miracle on 21 January 2016 and this allowed for Elisabetta Sanna to be beatified. It was suggested that the beatification would take place either in the following September or October.[5] On 25 January 2016, it was made public that the potential dates were either 17, 18 or 25 September 2016.[6] Cardinal Angelo Amato presided over the beatification on the pontiff's behalf.
Postulation
The current postulator of the cause is Jan Korycki.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ "Venerable Elisabetta Sanna". Saints SQPN. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Elizabeth Sanna: a reputation for sanctity". Pallotines. 25 August 2014. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Venerable Elisabetta Sanna". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ a b Index ac status causarum beatificationis servorum dei et canonizationis beatorum (in Latin). Typis polyglottis vaticanis. January 1953. p. 63.
- ^ "The Venerable Elizabeth will be Blessed this year". La Nuova Sassari. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ "Elisabetta will be beatified in Saccargia". La Nuova Sassari. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
