Chiara Badano

Blessed Chiara Badano
Chiara Luce Badano
Born	October 29, 1971(1971-10-29) Sassello
Died	October 7, 1990(1990-10-07) (aged 18) Sassello
Honored in	Roman Catholic Church
Beatified	September 25, 2010, “Our Lady of Divine Love” in Rome by Pope Benedict XVI
Major shrine	Cimitero di Sassello Savona Liguria, Italy Plot: Family Chapel
Feast	October 29

Chiara Badano, called Chiara “Luce” (which means "Light"), (Sassello, October 29, 1971 – Sassello, October 7, 1990) was an Italian teenager who has been declared "Blessed" within the Catholic Church. She belonged to the Focolare Movement and died prematurely at eighteen after succumbing to osteosarcoma, an aggressive and painful form of bone cancer.^[1] She was beatified on September 25, 2010 in the Sanctuary of “Our Lady of Divine Love” in Rome. Her memorial is 29 October.^[2]

See also

• Pier Giorgio Frassati
• Ivan Merz
• Alberto Marvelli
• Bartolome Blanco Marquez

References

1. ^ Italian teen one step closer to sainthood, Catholic News Agency, Jul 7, 2008, http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/italian_teen_one_step_closer_to_sainthood/ 
2. ^ Benedict XVI and Vatican prelates remember example of Blessed Chiara 'Luce' Badano, Catholic News Agency, September 26, 2010, http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/benedict-xvi-and-vatican-prelates-remember-example-of-blessed-chiara-luce-badano/ 

External links

• Official Site (Italian)

Persondata
Name	Badano, Chiara Luce
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Date of birth	1971
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Date of death	1990
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