Luigia Poloni

Blessed

Luigia Poloni

ISM
Born(1802-01-26)26 January 1802
Verona, Venetian Province
Died11 November 1855(1855-11-11) (aged 53)
Verona, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified21 September 2008, Verona, Italy by Cardinal Angelo Amato
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Luigia Poloni, ISM (26 January 1802 – 11 November 1855), in religion Maria Vincenza, was an Italian Catholic religious sister who cofounded the Sisters of Mercy of Verona, which she established with Charles Steeb.

Cardinal Angelo Amato, on behalf of Pope Benedict XVI, beatified Poloni in 2008 after the recognition of a miracle attributed to her intercession.