Venerable Clarangela Ghilardi
1931–1995 · Contemporary · Sisters of the Poor, Palazzolo Institute
Feast day: May 6
Biography
Alessandra Ghilardi, known in religion as Sister Clarangela Ghilardi, was born on April 21, 1931, in Trescore Balneario, Italy, and died on May 6, 1995, in Kikwit, Zaire. She was an Italian nun and nurse with the Sisters of the Poor of Bergamo who served as a missionary in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A martyr of charity who contracted Ebola while caring for the sick, she was recognized as venerable by Pope Francis in 2021. Her feast day is May 6.
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