Assunta Marchetti
Assunta Marchetti SS | |
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| Born | 15 August 1871 Lombrici di Camaiore, Lucca, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 1 July 1948 (aged 76) São Paulo, Brazil |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 25 October 2014, São Paulo Cathedral, Brazil by Cardinal Angelo Amato |
| Feast | 1 July |
Assunta Marchetti, SS (15 August 1871 – 1 July 1948) was an Italian Catholic who cofounded of the Missionary Sisters of Saint Charles Borromeo. She worked in Brazil from 1895 until her death.
Her priest brother Giuseppe is titled as Venerable on the path to sainthood. Her beatification was celebrated on 25 October 2014; Cardinal Angelo Amato presided over the beatification on the behalf of Pope Francis.