| St. Paula Frassinetti | |
|---|---|
| Foundress | |
| Born | March 3, 1809 Genoa, Italy |
| Died | June 11, 1882 |
| Honored in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | June 8, 1930 by Pope Pius XI |
| Canonized | March 11, 1984 by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | June 11 |
St. Paula Frassinetti is an Italian saint in the Roman Catholic Church and foundress of the Congregation St. Dorothea. Frassinetti began her religious work by joining her brother, who was a priest, in teaching and caring for the less fortunate in Quinto, Italy.[1] Soon other women joined her and in 1835, she created the Sisters of Saint Dorothy, a religious order whose particular areas of concern in ministry are the poor, women and children. She died on June 11, 1882 after a bout with pneumonia following several strokes.[2]
Her body was found to be incorrupt in 1906.[2]
She was canonized on March 11, 1984 by Pope John Paul II.[3]
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