Rachelina Ambrosini
| Venerable Rachelina Ambrosini | |
|---|---|
| Born |
2 July 1925 Venticano, Italy |
| Died |
10 March 1941 Rome, Italy |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | 10 March |
Venerable Rachelina Ambrosini (2 July 1925 – 10 March 1941) was an Italian teenager who is venerated by the Roman Catholic Church.
Rachelina Ambrosini was distinguished by her great piety from an early age. She was outgoing, intelligent, gentle and obedient and was educated in Catholic schools and in a devout Catholic family. When she was eleven years old, her father became severely ill and the girl offered her own life in exchange for his in her prayers. Her father recovered.
Rachelina Ambrosini developed purulent otitis, a severe ear infection, in 1941. She predicted the date of her own death and died after receiving extreme unction.
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- Cruz, Joan Carroll. Saintly Youth of Modern Times Our Sunday Visitor Publishing Division, 2006. ISBN 978-1-59276-004-6
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