Enrichetta Alfieri, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Italian religious
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Place of Birth: Borgo Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy
About Enrichetta Alfieri
- Enrichetta Alfieri (23 February 1891 – 23 November 1951) – born Maria Angela Domenica Alfieri – was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious and a member of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Jeanne-Antide Thouret.Alfieri earned the monikers of the "Mother of San Vittore" and the "Angel of San Vittore" due to her extensive work in the San Vittore prison in Vercelli.
- She worked there during World War II when the Nazis arrested her on the charge of espionage.
- The intervention of the Cardinal Archbishop of Milan Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster secured her release.Pope Benedict XVI approved her beatification and delegated Cardinal Angelo Amato to preside over the beatification celebration at the Milan Cathedral on 26 June 2011.
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