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St. Virginia Centurione Bracelli
Founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mount Calvary
Life and historical setting
Virginia Centurione Bracelli (1587–1651) is remembered in the Church as founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mount Calvary. The supplied Catholic source associates this life with Genoa.
Documented offices and forms of service associated with Virginia Centurione Bracelli include religious, nun.
Virginia Centurione Bracelli's earthly life ended on Dec.
The enduring witness of Virginia Centurione Bracelli is especially connected with gospel encounter and discipleship, teaching and sacred learning, and religious life and community. Dates, offices, and institutions are presented as biographical facts, while later devotional interpretation is kept distinct from the historical outline.
Vocation and witness
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Gospel encounter and discipleship
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Teaching and sacred learning
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Religious life and community
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Founding and renewal
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Mercy in action
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Spiritual legacy
The enduring witness of Virginia Centurione Bracelli is especially connected with gospel encounter and discipleship, teaching and sacred learning, and religious life and community. Dates, offices, and institutions are presented as biographical facts, while later devotional interpretation is kept distinct from the historical outline.
Prayerful reflection
God of holiness, through the witness of Virginia Centurione Bracelli, strengthen us in mercy expressed through practical care for people who are poor, sick, forgotten, or vulnerable. Keep our attention fixed on Jesus Christ, and teach us to answer grace faithfully in the duties, relationships, and needs placed before us. Amen.
Historical and liturgical note
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Dates, offices, and institutions are presented as biographical facts, while later devotional interpretation is kept distinct from the historical outline.