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Serafina of God

Carmelite nun and mystic

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Born
1621
Died
1699
Venerable
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date not on record
Canonised
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not yet

Who they were

Serafina of God, OCarm, (Italian: Serafina di Dio), also known as Seraphine of Capri, (24 October 1621 – 17 March 1699) an Italian Carmelite who was the founder of seven Carmelite convents of the ancient observance in Southern Italy. The cause for her beatification has been formally accepted by the Holy See, which has declared her to have lived a life of heroic virtue.

Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.

The miracles

No miracle approved yet

The Church has declared this person’s heroic virtue, which is what the title Venerable means. One approved miracle is needed before beatification.

Why that counted as sanctity

Limited information is available on this saint so far.

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.

A miracle approved by the Holy See is needed for the next step. If you know the postulation’s own page, tell us and it will be added here.

Sources
  • Santi e Beati — Venerabile Serafina di Dio Fondatrice — Listed as "Venerabile Serafina di Dio Fondatrice" — Napoli, 24 ottobre 1621 – Capri, 17 marzo 1699 Prudenza Pisa, detta familiarmente Tenza, nacque il 24 ottobre 1621 in una Napoli soggetta al Vicereame spagnolo, appena
  • Wikidata Q1033887 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
  • English Wikipedia — Serafina of God (CC BY-SA)

Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.

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