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Antonia Lesino
VenerableFull write-up
Born
11 October 1897
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Died
24 February 1962
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Venerable
22 May 2021
Vatican record
Canonised
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not yet
The Vatican record
- 22 May 2021 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2021)
Who they were
Antonia Lesino was a member of the secular institute Piccola Famiglia Francescana, born in Milan, Italy, on 11 October 1897, who died in Brescia on 24 February 1962. Pope Francis recognised her heroic virtue on 22 May 2021.
The miracles
The Church has not yet approved a miracle in this cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Church recognised her heroic virtue in 2021.
The cause
Antonia Lesino has been declared Venerable; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: The cause of Antonia (Antonietta) Lesino.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - decrees published in 2021
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints — promulgated decrees (causesanti.va), summarised in our own words
- Not yet in Wikidata. Name as the Vatican spells it.
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.