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Francesca Lancellotti
Venerable Francesca Lancellotti Zotta (7 July 1917 – 4 September 2008) was an Italian farmer and layperson known for her faithfulness and generosity to the poor. Pope Francis declared Lancellotti a Servant of God in 2015. He later declared her venerable in 2023. Biography Francesca Lancellotti was born on 7 July 1917 in Oppido Lucano, Potenza. She was baptized on 15 August, confirmed on 3 June 1921, and, in 1925, received the Eucharist for the first time. Lancellotti attended school until the second grade, dropping out to work in the fields. Since a young age, Lancellotti was very devout in prayer, frequently visiting the shrine of Our Lady of Purity at the Sanctuary of Belvedere nearby. She wanted to become a nun, but her father persuaded her to get married instead. Lancellotti eventually married Faustino Zotta, a farmer and saddler, on 10 October 1938 after three years of engagement. They had two children together. Lancellotti and her husband started a small business sell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Venerable
''The Venerable'' often shortened to Venerable is a style, title, or epithet used in some Christianity, Christian churches. The title is often accorded to holy persons for their spiritual perfection and wisdom. Catholic In the Catholic Church, after a deceased Catholic has been declared a servant of God by a Bishop (Catholic Church), bishop and proposed for beatification by the pope, such a servant of God may next be declared venerable ("heroic virtue, heroic in virtue") during the investigation and process leading to possible canonization as a saint. A declaration that a person is venerable is not a pronouncement of their presence in Heaven. The pronouncement means it is considered likely that they are in heaven, but it is possible the person could still be in purgatory. Before one is considered venerable, one must be declared by a proclamation, approved by the pope, to have lived a life that was "heroic in virtue" (the theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
