Maria Repetto
nun (1807–1890)
Feast: 5 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Genoa, Blessed Maria Repetto, virgin, of the Sisters of Our Lady of Refuge on Mount Calvary: living apart from the world, she distinguished herself in comforting the afflicted and in raising the doubtful to the hope of salvation.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 5 January as a religious sister at Genoa who comforted the afflicted.
The cause
Maria Repetto has been beatified; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Daughters of Our Lady of Mount Calvary: Blessed Maria Repetto.
- Roman Martyrology, 5 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2143519 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Maria Repetto (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.