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Margherita Occhiena
Venerated Catholic (1788-1856)
SaintDocumented cause
Feast: 25 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1788
Died
1856
Beatified
—
not on record
Canonised
23 October 2006
unverified
Who they were
Margherita Occhiena Bosco (1 April 1788 – 25 November 1856) was the mother of John Bosco and worked with the poor and the less fortunate. Pope Benedict XVI proclaimed her to be venerable in 2006.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- John Bosco Saint Child“Margherita Occhiena Bosco (1 April 1788 – 25 November 1856) was the mother of John Bosco and worked with the poor and the less fortunate.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Santi, beati e testimoni - VenerabileMargherita Occhiena — Santiebeati.it, the Italian Catholic saints dictionary, carries a full entry: VenerabileMargherita Occhiena - Madre di San Giovanni Bosco | Capriglio, Asti, 1 aprile 1788 - Torino, 25 novembre 1856.
- Wikidata Q434620 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Margherita Occhiena (CC BY-SA)
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