Blessed Eugenia Ravasco
Blessed Eugenia Ravasco (born January 4, 1845 AD in Paris, France; died December 30, 1900 AD in Genoa, Liguria, Italy) was an Italian-French Catholic religious foundress who established the Daughters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (Figlie dei Sacri Cuori di Gesù e di Maria) in Genoa in 1878, a congregation devoted to the religious education of youth and the care of the poor. She was beatified by Pope John Paul II on April 6, 2003. Her feast day is December 30.
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| Blessed Eugenia Ravasco | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | December 30 |
| Profession | Catholic religious foundress; foundress of the Daughters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (Figlie dei Sacri Cuori di Gesù e di Maria, FSCJ, Genoa 1878); educator of youth; charitable worker; woman of Sacred Heart devotion; born Paris, apostolate Genoa |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Daughters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (FSCJ); Sacred Heart devotion; Italian women's religious life of the 19th century; Ligurian Catholic tradition |
| Patronage | Genoa; Liguria; youth education; the Daughters of the Sacred Hearts; workers; the poor; the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary |
| Attributes | Religious habit; Sacred Heart image (of both Jesus and Mary); book (education); December 30 feast; port city of Genoa |
| Birthplace | Paris, France |
| Death Place | Genoa, Liguria, Italy |
| Cause of Death | Natural death; died December 30, 1900, in Genoa, Liguria; Blessed Eugenia Ravasco was born in Paris to an Italian father and a French mother; she grew up in Genoa where she was deeply formed in Catholic piety; moved by the needs of poor and uneducated youth, she established the Daughters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary in Genoa in 1878; the congregation was devoted to Catholic education, works of mercy, and the apostolate to workers and the poor; she died in Genoa on December 30, 1900; beatified by Pope John Paul II on April 6, 2003 |
| Primary Shrine | Genoa, Liguria, Italy; feast December 30; beatified JPII April 6 2003 |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; December 30 feast in Genoa and with the Daughters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Eugenia Ravasco was born January 4, 1845, in Paris, France, to an Italian family (her father was Italian). She grew up in Genoa, Liguria, where she received a deep Catholic formation.
Moved by the spiritual and material needs of poor and uneducated youth in Genoa, she founded the Daughters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (Figlie dei Sacri Cuori di Gesù e di Maria) in Genoa in 1878. The congregation was dedicated to the religious education of youth and to charitable works among the poor and working classes.
She led the congregation she founded and devoted herself to its growth and to the apostolate of the Sacred Hearts.
She died December 30, 1900, in Genoa.
She was beatified by Pope John Paul II on April 6, 2003. Her feast day is December 30.
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Birth location: Paris, France
Death location: Genoa, Liguria, Italy
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Blessed Eugenia Ravasco (1845–1900) was a French-born Italian foundress who established the Daughters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary in Genoa in 1878 to educate poor youth and serve the needy; beatified John Paul II on April 6, 2003. Feast December 30.
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