St.

Lucia
Filippini

Anna Chiprean

St. Lucia Filippini

Born: January 16, 1672 in Tarquinia, Italy
Died: March 25, 1732 in Montefiascone, Italy
Buried at the Cathedral of Montefiascone
Lived and moved throughout Italy and lived
mostly
in Rome with Pope Clement XI

Her Works and Contributions

Founded the Religious Teachers Filippini
a group devoted to the education of young girls.

Founded several schools throughout Italy.

Called to Rome, Italy by Pope Clement XI in 1707 to establish
the first school there.
Earmed the name una donna forte which means strong
woman
Victim of a number of illnesses and ailments throughout her
life.

Her Death
To set her up also as a model of invincible patience, God put her to the
severest tests.
She was a victim of a number of illnesses and ailments throughout her
life.
She died on the Feast of the Annunciation, March 25, 1732, at the age of
60, of cancer, in terrible pain, which she endured with supreme patience.
She predicted the day she died
She never stopped praying or believing in God throughout her sufferings

Her body lies incorrupt under the altar dedicated to her in the Cathedral
of Montefiascone
She was given the last available niche in the Basilica of Saint Peter in
Rome. The Institute, which bears the name of Lucy Filippini,

Her Connection to the Eucharist

One day, Saint Lucia Filippini stopped at the church of the
Franciscan Fathers to attend Holy Mass during a journey.
So great was Lucias desire to receive Jesus in the Eucharist that
the Lord wished to reward her with a miracle.
When the priest was breaking the large Host in half to place a
small Fragment in the chalice, the fragment escaped his hand and
flew into the air, radiating light, and came to rest on the tongue of
St Lucia Filippini.
Today, the shrine where the miracle took place is under the care of
the devout Filippini Sisters.

Why St. Lucia Filippini is a Saint

St. Luica Filippini is a model of true patience and in our
everyday lives we can achieve this patience by praying to God
and accepting the challenges that face us
Feast Day: March 25
Beatified
13 June 1926 by Pope Pius XI
Canonized
22 June 1930 by Pope Pius XI
Patronage
Religious Teachers and Patience

Prayer
Saint Quote: "The Church of God is not a restful garden, but a
working vineyard." ~St. Lucia Filippini
Prayer
O God, giver of every gift, You kept Saint Lucia Filippini faithful
in proclaiming Christ and witnessing to Him, the one Teacher
and light of the world. Grant that, illumined by divine grace, we
may persevere in listening to Your word and preach it by good
works, and so be living signs of holiness and apostolic zeal. Look
upon all religious teachers, religious youth, those going through
an extreme illness, and those who need patience bestowed
upon them. Amen.