Venerable Annelvira Ossoli
1936–1995 · Contemporary · Sisters of the Poor, Palazzolo Institute
Feast day: May 23
Biography
Celeste Maria, in religion Annelvira Ossoli, born on August 26, 1936, and died on May 23, 1995, in Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo, was a religious sister of the Sisters of the Poor of Bergamo, a missionary, and a nurse in Africa. Provincial superior of her order and a martyr of charity for contracting Ebola while assisting those she served, she was recognized as venerable by Pope Francis in 2021. Her feast day is May 23.
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