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Maria Felicita Fortunata Baseggio
VenerableFull write-up
Born
5 May 1752
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Died
11 February 1829
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Venerable
20 February 2021
Vatican record
Canonised
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not yet
The Vatican record
- 20 February 2021 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2021)
Who they were
Anna Clara Giovanna Baseggio, in religion Maria Felicita Fortunata, was a nun of the Order of St Augustine; she was born in Ferrara, Italy, on 5 May 1752 and died at Rovigo, Italy, on 11 February 1829. Pope Francis recognised her heroic virtue on 20 February 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
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
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.