Geltrude Comensoli
Geltrude Caterina Comensoli | |
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| Foundress | |
| Born | January 18, 1847 Bienno, Brescia, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia (now Italy) |
| Died | February 18, 1903 Bergamo, Italy |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | October 1, 1989, Vatican City Saint Peter's Basilica by John Paul II |
| Canonized | April 26, 2009, Vatican City Saint Peter's Basilica by Benedict XVI |
| Feast | February 18 |
| Attributes | holding a Monstrance, Genuflecting or Kneeling to the Blessed Sacrament |
| Patronage | Val Camonica, Youths, |
Geltrude Caterina Comensoli, also known as Mother Geltrude (January 18, 1847 – February 18, 1903) is the Patron of Youth, Val Camonica and Relic Custodians.
Her first attempt at religious life was curtailed by illness, and she took up work as a domestic. In 1882, with the encouragement of the Bishop of Bergamo, she founded the Institute of the Sacramentine Sisters.