Lucy Filippini

Saint Lucy Filippini
Foundress
Born January 13, 1672
Corneto, Tuscany, Italy
Died March 25, 1732
Montefiascone, Italy
Honored in Roman Catholic Church
Beatified 13 June 1926
Canonized 22 June 1930 by Pope Pius XI
Major shrine Montefiascone Cathedral
Feast 25 March

Saint Lucy Filippini (Italian: Santa Lucia Filippini) (13 January 1672 – 25 March 1732) is venerated as a Roman Catholic saint. She was orphaned at an early age. With Rose Venerini to train school teachers and co-founded the Pious Matrons, a group dedicated to the education of girls. She was called to Rome by Pope Clement XI to start a school there. She died of Breast cancer in 1732.

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