Vincenza Gerosa

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Saint Vincenza Gerosa
Foundress
Born	1784 Lovere, Lombardy, Italy
Died	28 June 1847
Honored in	Roman Catholic Church
Beatified	30 May 1926
Canonized	18 May 1950 by Pope Pius XII
Feast	28 June

Vincentia Gerosa (1784–1847) was an Italian saint who, together with Bartolomea Capitanio, founded the Sisters of Charity of Lovere.

She was a native of Lovere, Lombardy. She met Bartolomea when she was 40 years old. Together, they founded the order because of their concern over the ignorance and neglect of the people of their area which they saw. Vincenza would continue with the order several years after Bartholomea died. Vincenza herself died in 1847.

They were both canonized by the Roman Catholic Church in 1950. Vincenza's feast day is celebrated on 28 June.

References

Attwater, Donald; Catherine Rachel John (1993). The Penguin Dictionary of Saints (3rd ed.). New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0140513124. Cite uses deprecated parameters (help)

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 75239927 LCCN: n83239761 ISNI: 0000 0000 6129 8809 GND: 13754426X

Persondata
Name	Gerosa, Vincenza
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1784
Place of birth	Lovere, Lombardy, Italy
Date of death	1847
Place of death

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