Rosa Venerini (9 February 1656 – 7 May 1728) was a pioneer in the education of women and girls in 17th-century Italy and the foundress of the Religious Teachers Venerini (Italian: Maestre Pie Venerini), a Roman Catholic religious institute of women, often simply called the Venerini Sisters. She was canonized by Pope Benedict XVI on 15 October 2006.
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2 February 1656 Viterbo, Papal States
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Died |
7 May 1728 (aged 72) Rome, Papal States
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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