Clelia Barbieri
Clelia Barbieri (1847-1870) was an Italian religious sister, who at twenty-one founded the Minims of Our Lady of Sorrows, and was canonized in 1989.
First name and chronology
2 saints and blesseds bear the name Clelia, between 1810 and 1930; the most famous is Clelia Barbieri, celebrated on July 13th.
Dated figures are ordered from earliest to latest.
Clelia Barbieri (1847-1870) was an Italian religious sister, who at twenty-one founded the Minims of Our Lady of Sorrows, and was canonized in 1989.
Foundress of the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, she overcame trials and calumnies through silence and forgiveness.