Blessed Maria Ludovica de Angelis | |
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The chapel to Maria Ludovica de Angelis in the Cathedral of La Plata, Argentina | |
Born | Antonina De Angelis 24 October 1880 San Gregorio, L'Aquila, Kingdom of Italy |
Died | 25 February 1962 La Plata, Gran La Plata, Argentina | (aged 81)
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 3 October 2004, Saint Peter's Square by Pope John Paul II |
Canonized | 3 April 2005 |
Feast | 25 February |
Attributes | Religious habit |
Maria Ludovica De Angelis (born Antonina De Angelis, 24 October 1880 – 25 February 1962) was an Italian religious sister of the Daughters of Our Lady of Mercy, established by Maria Giuseppa Rossello. Upon investiture into the congregation, she assumed the religious name Maria Ludovica. She initially served in Italy, but moved to Argentina where she devoted her time to children and the children's hospital in La Plata. She died there in 1962. Pope John Paul II beatified her in 2004.