Maria Gabriella Sagheddu
Italian Roman Catholic nun and blessed (1914-1939)
Feast: 23 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Maria Sagheddu was born on 17 March 1914 at Dorgali, on the east coast of Sardinia, daughter of a shepherd, in a large family of modest comfort.
A Trappist nun, in all simplicity she offered her life for the unity of Christians, and died at twenty-five.
The miracles
The Dicastery's biography does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
A young Trappist who offered her life for the unity of Christians.
The cause
Maria Gabriella Sagheddu has been beatified; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Trappists of Vitorchiano: Blessed Maria Gabriella Sagheddu.
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - biography: Maria Gabriella Sagheddu
- Wikidata Q438170 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Maria Gabriella Sagheddu (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.