Maria Adeodata Pisani
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| Maria Adeodata Pisani | |
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| Born | December 29, 1806, Naples, Italy |
| Died | February 25, 1855, Mdina, Malta |
| Beatified | May 9, 2001 by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | February 25 |
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Blessed Maria Adeodata Pisani, OSB, is on 25th February. Pope John Paul II declared her as a Blessed on 9 May 2001 at Floriana, Malta.
Soon after, the huge portrait of the Blessed - a replica of an oil painting commissioned by the Archbishop of Rhodes and Bishop of Malta Pietro Pace in 1898, was unveiled. The Pontiff also announced that her feast would be celebrated on 25 February, the day of her death.
The day after Pope John Paul II signed and released both the decree on the virtues and the miracle, paving the path for the beatification, the bishops released a pastoral letter in which they emphasized that Maria Adeodata had had "a difficult childhood as her parents did not live together. She renounced and disposed of her wealth, willingly living as a cloistered nun." Even the team of theologian experts, while evaluating her life and virtues, admitted that she had to face serious difficulties.
Maria Adeodata Pisani was the daughter of a noble Maltese father, and while still a little child, her mother decided to leave home, unable to cope with the baron's irresponsible behaviour. She was cared for mostly by her grandmother, not her mother, and was given proper schooling for almost seven years, secluded in a college. A few years after her father was sent back to Malta by King Ferdinand, Maria Adeodata and her mother had to leave Naples. Once in Malta, she decided to become a nun, but her mother did not approve. Besides suffering from delicate health, Maria Adeodata had a deformity in her shoulder, caused, as it was testified, by a maid who beat her when she lived with her grandmother in Naples, Italy. She even kept a wound in one of her fingers to herself for three months without seeking any help. She suffered heartache and hydropisis in silence, until death.
[edit] External links
- Blessed Maria Adeodata Pisani at Patron Saints Index
