The beatification of Venerable Elisabeth Sanna was on September 17, 2016, at 11:00 am, in Codrongianos, Sardinia, at the Basilica of the Holy Trinity of Saccargia. The solemn Eucharistic Celebration was presided over by His Eminence Cardinal Angelo Amato, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.
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Brief Biography
Elisabetta Sanna was born in 1788 in Sardinia. She died with a reputation of sanctity in Rome on 17 Feb 1857 and was buried in the Church of SS Salvatore in Onda. Soon afterwards the recognition of her holiness became very evident, so much so that in just four months, on 15 Jun 1857, her cause for beatification was initiated. St Vincent Pallotti had been her spiritual directer for 18 years and regarded her highly.
Because of serious physical ailments Elisabetta was unable to return to Sardinia. She entrusted herself to the spiritual direction of Vincent Pallotti who contacted her brother, Fr Antonio Luigi, to inform him that his sister could not undertake the journey by sea but would do so as soon as she was better. However her ailments increased year by year and Elisabetta was obliged to remain in Rome. Pallotti often stressed the merits of Elisabetta with regard to the UAC. Fr Vaccari reports: “Our Institute has been carried forward up to now by two persons; a poor woman, Elisabetta Sanna, whom you have heard of many times from Fr Vincent Pallotti, and by Cardinal Lambruschini” (Summarium, Rome 1910, p. 145, par. 33). She witnessed the foundation of the UAC and followed its development for 22 years up to the time of her death. |
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Novena to Blessed Elisabetta Sanna
In celebration of the Feast Day of Blessed Elisabetta Sanna on February 17th, we invite you to pray to her the attached Novena, beginning on February 8th. Hopefully it will become a tradition in the Pallottine Family. The Novena can also be prayed at any other time of the year.
A pdf of the Novena is available here.
A pdf of the Novena is available here.
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