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Source: Wikidata population candidate Q461646 · wikidata
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Maria Bertilla Boscardin
1888-10-06 – 1922-10-20
Life & Legacy
Maria Bertilla Boscardin (6 October 1888 – 20 October 1922) was an Italian nun and nurse who displayed a pronounced devotion to duty in working with sick children and victims of the air raids of World War I. She was later canonized a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Because of her difficult upbringing and devoted care for the neglected, she is recognized as a patron saint of the rejected and abused.
Occupation & Career
nurse, nun, Christian nun
Faith & Community
Catholic Church
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Catholic Church
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Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q461646 — wikidata View source
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