Marie-Catherine Troiani
Italian Roman Catholic nun (1813-1887)
Feast: 6 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Cairo in Egypt, Blessed Marie-Catherine Troiani, virgin of the Third Order of Saint Francis, who, sent from Italy to Egypt, founded there the new family of the Franciscan Missionary Sisters.
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 6 May as a Franciscan sent from Italy to Egypt who founded the Franciscan Missionary Sisters there.
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.
- Roman Martyrology, 6 May (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Roman Martyrology, 6 May (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno) - listed as Blessed
- Wikidata Q1164641 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Maria Caterina Troiani (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.