Venerable Vitarosa Zorza
1943–1995 · Contemporary · Sisters of the Poor, Palazzolo Institute
Feast day: May 28
Biography
Maria Rosa Zorza, known in religion as Sister Vitarosa, was an Italian nun and nurse born on October 9, 1943, in Bergamo, Italy, and died on May 28, 1995, in Kikwit, 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.
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