Margherita Marchione

Sister Margherita Marchione (1922-) is a Catholic nun who has written many books defending Pope Pius XII against his critics.

Marchione has been a member of the Religious Teachers Filippini for most of her life. She had access to the sisters of her order in Italy who participated in the sheltering of Jews during the Second World War.

She also obtained a doctorate on philosophy at Columbia University in New York. She once occupied the post of emeritus professor of Italian language and literature at Fairleigh Dickinson University. She has retired from teaching but currently resides at Villa Walsh Academy, the motherhouse of the Religious Teachers Filippini.

Books

• Twentieth Century Italian Poetry: A Bilingual Anthology (edited, 1974)
• Philip Mazzei: Jefferson's "Zealous Whig" (1975)
• Clemente Rebora: A Man's Quest for the Absolute (1979)
• Philip Mazzei: My Life and Wanderings (edited, 1980)
• Philip Mazzei: Selected Writings and Correspondence (edited in 3 Volumes, 1983)
• From the Land of the Etruscans: The Life of Lucy Filippini (1986)
• A Pictorial History of the Saint Lucy Filippini Chapel (1992)
• Philip Mazzei: World Citizen (1994)
• Americans of Italian Heritage (1995)
• Yours Is a Precious Witness: Memoirs of Jews and Catholics in Wartime Italy (1997)
• Pope Pius XII: Architect for Peace (2000)
• The Fighting Nun: My Story (2000)
• Consensus & Controversy: Defending Pope Pius XII (2002)
• Shepherd of Souls: A Pictorial Life of Pope Pius XII (2003)
• Crusade of Charity: Pius XII and POWs 1939-1945 (2006)
• Did Pope Pius XII Help the Jews? (2007)
• The Truth Will Set You Free: Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Death of Pope Pius XII (2009)

Honors

• Fulbright Scholar
• Columbia University Garibaldi Scholar
• Star of Solidality of the Republic of Italy
• Induction into the New Jersey Literary Hall of Fame.
• Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice cross.

External links

• Sister Margherita Marchione; defender of Pope Pius XII