Bartolomea Capitanio
Bartolomea Capitanio | |
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| Born | 13 January 1807 Lovere, Bergamo, Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 26 July 1833 (aged 26) Lovere, Bergamo, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 30 May 1926, Saint Peter's Basilica, Kingdom of Italy by Pope Pius XI |
| Canonized | 18 May 1950, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Pius XII |
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Bartolomea Capitanio (13 January 1807 – 26 July 1833) was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious and the co-foundress of the Sisters of Charity of Lovere that she established with Vincenza Gerosa. Capitanio's rather short life was dedicated to the educational needs of children and the poor and she served as a teacher for most of her life while using her order to achieve this aim.
Pope Pius XI beatified her in 1926 and Pope Pius XII canonized her - alongside her old friend Gerosa - in 1950.