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 |
Saints who were Not Married |
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Profession |
nurse |
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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 |
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.
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