Maria Teresa Casini
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Maria Teresa Casini (27 October 1864 – 3 April 1937) was an Italian
She was cleared for beatification in 2015 after a miracle was found to have been attributed to her intercession. She was beatified on 31 October 2015 in Frascati. Cardinal Angelo Amato presided over the celebration on behalf of Pope Francis.[2]
Biography
Maria Teresa Casini was born on 27 October 1864 to Tommaso Casini and Melania Rayner as their first born daughter; she was
She travelled to Rome for her studies at the Santa Rufina boarding school that the nuns of the Madams of the Sacred Heart conducted.[3] She received her First Communion on 7 May 1878 which solidified her vocation. Due to a period of ill health, she had to leave school and return home for recuperation.
Shortly after she turned eighteen, she responded to her vocation and met Father Arsenio Pellegrini who became her guide and her
In due time, she became a nun after entering the monastery of Sepolte Vive in Rome on 2 February 1885. Casini only started to live in Grottaferrata with fellow entrants from 17 October 1892 onwards. On 2 February 1894, she founded the Oblate Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
It was not until 1925 that Casini started the special work of the "Little Friends of Jesus" in order to promote and to cultivate the vocations of prospective
Casini grew ill in the final years of her life, and she died in 1937. Her final words were: "I am peaceful. I feel God is near me".[6]
Legacy
Casini's order continues to flourish on an international level in places such as the
The first of the males of the Little Friends of Jesus that Casini herself oversaw was
Beatification
The cause of beatification commenced on 26 January 1981 on a diocesan level which concluded its work in 1985; she was given the title
Cardinal Angelo Amato presided over the beatification in Frascati on 31 October 2015.[2]
References
- ^ "Beatification of Madre Maria Teresa Casini, from Frascati, Italy 31 October 2015". YouTube. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Beatification of the Venerable Maria Teresa Casini" (PDF). San Pio Grottaferrata. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ "Mother Maria Teresa Casini, Foundress of the Oblate Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus" (PDF). Oblate Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ "Mother Maria Teresa Casini, Foundress of the Oblate Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus" (PDF). Oblate Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Ven. Maria Teresa Casini Miracle Approved". Vocation Blog. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ "Venerable Maria Teresa Casini". Saints SQPN. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2015.