Maddalena Caterina Morano
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Maddalena Caterina Morano (15 November 1847 - 26 March 1908) was an Italian
Morano was beatified in Catania on 5 November 1994 during the occasion of the visit of Pope John Paul II to two Sicilian cities.
Life
Maddalena Caterina Morano was born on 15 November 1847 as the sixth of eight children to Francesco Morano. Her father and older sister both died in 1855 after the death of five brothers.[1]
The death of her father and six of her siblings meant that Morano became the sole breadwinner of the household. Her priest uncle guided her studies while she acted as the sole provider for the household.[2] At the age of fourteen, the pastor of Buttigliera d'Asti opened an educational center for children and she was hired as a teacher.[3]
In 1866 she graduated as a teacher and wanted to enter religious life but was denied this due to the dependence her surviving siblings and mother had on her. Despite this she worked for just over a decade until 1878 as a teacher in Montaldo; she also taught catechism in her local parish.[1]
Morano confessed to her mother in 1877 that she wanted to become a nun but her mother could not support herself if Morano left her. At the age of 30, the Vincentians rejected her desire to become a cloistered nun. Morano had enough to insure her mother's future in 1878 and so made it a focus of her aspirations to enter the religious life.[1][3]
In 1881 she travelled to Trecastagni in Catania and took charge of an existing institute for women; she instilled within it the principles of the Salesians of Don Bosco and the Salesian Sisters. She also opened new homes and set up after-school activities in addition to training new teachers.[1][4]
Morano died on 26 March 1908 of
Beatification
The beatification process commenced in Catania on 12 July 1935 and spanned until 20 January 1942 in which a collation of documentation was collated in order to attest to Morano's life and her virtues as well as her works in the name of God. A rogatory process was then held in Turin which spanned from 18 February 1936 to 6 July 1936 and another rogatory process in Caracas was held from 14 December 1936 to 28 December 1936. One final process - a supplementary process - was held from 20 November 1947 to 12 July 1952. The apostolic process was dispensed as it was not required.
The decree on all of her writings - vital to investigate her work and spiritual life - was approved and thus signed as being a valid addition to the cause on 29 May 1958.
The
The Congregation of Rites decreed all the processes held were valid and approved them on 19 June 1970. The postulation compiled and submitted the
The miracle needed for her beatification was investigated and was decreed to be a valid and thorough investigation on 19 June 1992. The pope approved it in 1994 and allowed for her beatification to be celebrated on 5 November 1994.
The present postulator is Pierluigi Cameroni.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Blessed Maddalena Caterina Morano". Saints SQPN. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Bl. Maddalena Morano (1994)". Salesian Missions. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ a b c "Blessed Maddalena Caterina Morano". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Maddalena Morano". Daughters of Mary Help of Christians. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ Index ac status causarum beatificationis servorum dei et canonizationis beatorum (in Latin). Typis polyglottis vaticanis. January 1953. p. 139.
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