Saint Agostina Petrantoni Biography
Saint Agostina Petrantoni Profile. Born: 27 March 1864 in Italy, Europe. Worked in Italy. Died: 13 November 1894 in Rome, Italy. Feast Day is celebrated on November 13.
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The Memorial of Saint Agostina Petrantoni – Saint of the Day |
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Saint Agostina Petrantoni Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date |
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Date of Birth |
27 March 1864 |
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Country of Birth |
Italy in Europe |
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Matrimony/Holy Orders
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Saints who were Not Married |
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Profession |
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Place of Work |
Italy |
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Date of Death |
13 November 1894 |
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Place of Death |
Rome, Italy |
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Feast Day |
November 13 |
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Beatification |
Beatified by Pope Paul VI on 12 November 1972 |
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Canonization |
Canonized by Pope John Paul II on 18 April 1999 |
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Patron Saint of |
abused victims |
Call for Help to Construct the Assumption of Mary Catholic Church, Umoja, Nairobi, Kenya St. Agostina Petrantoni Biography
St. Agostina Petrantoni was also known as Agostina Pietrantoni. She was born to a small farm family being the daughter of Francesco Pietrantoni and Caterina Constantini. Agostina served as a nurse at the Holy Spirit Hospital, Vatican, Rome in 1886.
She joined the Sisters of Charity, a Congregation dedicated to the service of the sick in 1887 taking the name Agostina. While working in a ward, a patient stabbed her to death during an attempted rape. She died praying that he be forgiven.
