Maria Rosa Agostini (3 May 1722 – 16 March 1768) was an Italian lay Dominican regarded as "the Merchant Saint of Loreto". She was in consideration for sainthood.[1]
Maria Rosa Agostini | |
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 Portrait of Sister Maria Rosa Agostini, oil on canvas, c. 1800 | |
| Born | 3 May 1722 Loreto, Ancona, Italy |
| Died | 16 March 1768 (aged 45) Loreto, Ancona, Italy |
Biography
editShe was a Dominican tertiary and lived with her family who owned a merchant shop in the city, facing the incomplete south section of the west wing of Basilica della Santa Casa.[2] She was known for her piety, devotion to the Child Jesus and mystical writings.[2]
Beatification
editHer cause for beatification has been initiated on 16 April 1791 with the approval of Pope Pius VI after her 9 miracles were recorded and confirmed.[2] It was eventually halted on 7 December 1884 and has since not commenced.[3] She is venerated a "venerable" in the Dominican Order.[2]
In 2016, Bianca Gjomarkaj Nakovics, a descendant of Agostini, published a book entitled La Merchaiai Santa di Loreto: Venerabile Maria Rosa Agostini, La Sua Vita e Morte in her memory and revive an interest on her saintly life.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Causes Under Consideration". Hagiography Circle.
- ^ a b c d "Venerable Sister Maria Rosa Agostini of Loreto, Italy". Discovering Albania. 16 May 2017.
- ^ Cleophas Connolly, OP (27 March 2016). "Dominican Causes for Canonization and Beatification" (PDF). Dominicana Journal.
- ^ Bianca Gjomarkaj Nakovics. "The Merchant Saint of Loreto: Venerable Sister Maria Rosa Agostini Her Life and Death". Amazon.